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title: "Tufa Meaning: 突发 (tūfā) Means “to break out suddenly”"
description: "突发 (traditional 突發, tūfā) means “to break out suddenly; breaking (news); sudden”. Hear its tones, see what 突 and 发 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tufa"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 突发 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

突发 tūfā

## to break out suddenly; breaking (news); sudden

## Its characters

1. 突 tū suddenly
2. 发 fā to happen

## In a sentence

他昨晚突发心脏病。 He suddenly had a heart attack last night.

[More about 突发](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AA%81%E5%8F%91)

## More words with 突 or 发

- [爆发 bàofā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofa)
- [并发症 bìngfāzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingfazheng)
- [冲突 chōngtū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongtu)
- [出发 chūfā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufa)
- [发表 fābiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabiao)
- [发病 fābìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabing)
- [发布 fābù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabu)
- [发出 fāchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fachu)
- [发达 fādá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fada)
- [发电 fādiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fadian)

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