陡然dǒuránTop 35000Meanings1. suddenly2. unexpectedly3. abruptly4. precipitously5. stumblingCharacters used陡steep然correctExamples1道路dàolù从cóng这里zhèlǐ开始kāishǐ陡然dǒurán上升shàngshēng。The road starts to suddenly rise from here.