Usages of tūrán
他 走进来 的 时候， 大家 突然 都 笑 了。Tā zǒujìnlái de shíhou, dàjiā tūrán dōu xiào le.
When he walked in, everyone suddenly laughed.
她 突然 哭 了， 因为 太 累 了。Tā tūrán kū le, yīnwèi tài lèi le.
She suddenly cried because she was too tired.
秋天 比 春天 凉快 一点儿， 可是 有时候 也 会 突然 刮风。qiūtiān bǐ chūntiān liángkuai yìdiǎnr, kěshì yǒushíhou yě huì tūrán guāfēng.
Autumn is a little cooler than spring, but sometimes it suddenly gets windy too.
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