戛然而止 jiá rán ér zhǐ

to stop suddenly; to break off at once

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 49658th word

Definitions

  1. 1. with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)

Characters

Character Meaning
戛 jiá
variant of 戛jiá; to tap; to scrape
然 rán HSK 2
so; thus; like this
而 ér HSK 3
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
止 zhǐ HSK 4
to stop; until; to prohibit