突兀
tū wù
Pinyin

Definition

突兀
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tū wù
  1. lofty or towering
  2. sudden or abrupt

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

突然
tū rán
  1. 1 sudden
  2. 2 abrupt
  3. 3 unexpected
突出
tū chū
  1. 1 prominent
  2. 2 outstanding
  3. 3 to give prominence to
  4. 4 to protrude
  5. 5 to project
突击
tū jī
  1. 1 sudden and violent attack
  2. 2 assault
  3. 3 fig. rushed job
  4. 4 concentrated effort to finish a job quickly
突然间
tū rán jiān
  1. 1 suddenly
突发
tū fā
  1. 1 to burst out suddenly
  2. 2 sudden outburst
突破
tū pò
  1. 1 to break through
  2. 2 to make a breakthrough
  3. 3 to surmount or break the back of (a task etc)
  4. 4 (of ball sports) to break through a defense
冲突
chōng tū
  1. 1 conflict
  2. 2 to conflict
  3. 3 clash of opposing forces
  4. 4 collision (of interests)
  5. 5 contention
兀
Wù
  1. 1 surname Wu
兀立
wù lì
  1. 1 to stand upright and motionless
兀自
wù zì
  1. 1 (literary) still
  2. 2 yet
兀鹫
wù jiù
  1. 1 vulture
  2. 2 (bird species of China) griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
兀鹰
wù yīng
  1. 1 bald eagle
唐突
táng tū
  1. 1 to be rude
  2. 2 to treat irreverently
树突
shù tū
  1. 1 dendrite (branched projection of a neuron)
异军突起
yì jūn tū qǐ
  1. 1 to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)
突
tū
  1. 1 to dash
  2. 2 to move forward quickly
  3. 3 to bulge
  4. 4 to protrude
  5. 5 to break through
  6. 6 to rush out
  7. 7 sudden
  8. 8 Taiwan pr. [tú]
突兀
tū wù
  1. 1 lofty or towering
  2. 2 sudden or abrupt
突厥
Tū jué
  1. 1 Turkic ethnic group
突围
tū wéi
  1. 1 to break a siege
  2. 2 to break out of an enclosure
突如其来
tū rú qí lái
  1. 1 to arise abruptly
  2. 2 to arrive suddenly
  3. 3 happening suddenly

Idioms (5)

曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn
  1. 1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take preventive measures
狼奔豕突
láng bēn shǐ tū
  1. 1 the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts
异军突起
yì jūn tū qǐ
  1. 1 to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)
相向突击
xiāng xiàng tū jī
  1. 1 sudden attack from the opposite direction (idiom)
突发奇想
tū fā qí xiǎng
  1. 1 suddenly have a thought (idiom)
  2. 2 suddenly be inspired to do something

Sample Sentences