created sense approved 忽而 · hū'ér · suddenly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
忽而
hū'ér
suddenly
Suddenly or unexpectedly
忽 (literal) → 忽 · hū · suddenly 而 (bound) → 而 · ér · [suffix]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 忽而 · hū'ér · now ... now ... — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
忽而
hū'ér
now ... now ...
Indicates a quick alternation between two states, meanings, or actions, used in the pattern hū ér A hū ér B.
忽 (literal) → 忽 · hū · alternating 而 (bound) → 而 · ér · [suffix]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition