骤 (zhòu) — suddenly, abruptly (formal/literary); incrementally (formal, literary)
Definition
Literary/formal adverb meaning 'suddenly' — used in writing rather than speech, and almost always paired with a verb (e.g. 骤变, 骤降).
adverb
suddenlyabruptly (formal/literary)incrementally (formal, literary)
Examples
- ，。Tiān qì zhòu biàn, dà jiā dōu méi xiǎng dào.The weather suddenly changed; nobody expected it.
- ，。Qì wēn zhòu jiàng, chū mén yào duō chuān yī fu.The temperature suddenly dropped, so you should wear more clothes when going out.
- ，。Gǔ jià zhòu rán xià diē, tóu zī zhě shí fēn jǐn zhāng.Stock prices suddenly fell, and investors were very nervous.
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