hū'ér

suddenly

hū'ér suddenly

  1. 忽 hū adverb
    suddenly
    suddenly; all of a sudden
  2. 而 ér conjunctionparticle
    [suffix]
    (bound form) Suffix used to form certain conjunctions or adverbs, such as in 然而 rán'ér or 因而 yīn'ér.

hū'ér now ... now ...

  1. 忽 hū adverb
    alternating
    Used in repeating patterns to mean "now... now..." or "sometimes... sometimes...", describing rapid alternation between states.
  2. 而 ér conjunctionparticle
    [suffix]
    (bound form) Suffix used to form certain conjunctions or adverbs, such as in 然而 rán'ér or 因而 yīn'ér.