嘎然 gā rán

suddenly stop (of sounds); (onom.) screech of a sudden stop

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. suddenly stop (of sounds)
  2. 2. (onom.) screech of a sudden stop
  3. 3. crisply and clearly (of sounds)

Characters

Character Meaning
cackling sound; old variant of
so; thus; like this