忽 hū suddenly
suddenly; abruptly; to neglect
How to remember 忽: 勿 don’t + 心 heart = suddenly. Her dad whispers don't move, and her heart leaps as a deer crosses the path suddenly, right in front of them.
Component breakdown
忽 = 勿 don’t + 心 heart
- 勿 don’t
- 心 heart
Her dad whispers don't move, and her heart leaps as a deer crosses the path suddenly, right in front of them.
How it is used
- Two senses: 'suddenly' and 'to neglect'. 忽然 (hūrán) = suddenly, roughly synonymous with 突然 (tūrán).
- 忽然 vs 突然: 忽然 is usually adverbial (忽然下雨了 it suddenly rained), while 突然 can also be an adjective ('sudden').
- 忽视 (hūshì) = to overlook/ignore; 忽略 (hūlüè) = to neglect/leave out a detail; 忽冷忽热 (hūlěng-hūrè) = hot and cold, changeable.