突兀
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

突兀

tūwù

lofty; towering

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

lofty; towering

02

sudden; abrupt

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 突兀

What does 突兀 mean in Chinese?

突兀 (tūwù) means lofty; towering.

How do you pronounce 突兀?

突兀 is pronounced tūwù.

Is 突兀 an HSK word?

突兀 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 突兀?

突兀 is used as a 形容词 (adjective) in Chinese.

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