Examples

突然间他脸色惨变, 浑身发抖。

Suddenly, his face changed colour and he trembled from head to toe. → 惨变

他突然间感到一阵眩晕, 瘫倒在地。

He suddenly felt very dizzy, and fainted onto the floor. → 突然间

突然间我从床上坐起来：我忘了上班这回事！ → 突然间

晴朗的天空上突然间乌云密布。 → 突然间

There was a knock at the door... Now Jan knew her mother had promised to visit, so she assumed it was her.

突然间有人敲门，简知道妈妈答应她要过来，所以她猜应该是妈妈敲的门。 → now

She felt sick suddenly.

她突然间觉得一阵恶心。 → sick