# 悬念 (xuánniàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 悬念 (xuánniàn) means “suspense”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: suspense
- Pinyin: xuánniàn (xuan2 nian4)
- Traditional: 懸念
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这部电影从头到尾充满了悬念。
  Zhè bù diànyǐng cóngtóudàowěi chōngmǎnle xuánniàn.
  This movie is full of suspense from beginning to end.

## Characters

- [悬](https://hanziro.com/word/xuan-hang/) (xuán): to hang; unresolved
- [念](https://hanziro.com/word/nian-read/) (niàn): to read; to study (a subject)

https://hanziro.com/word/xuan-nian-suspense/

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