戛然 jiá rán

(literary) to stop abruptly (of a sound)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (literary) to stop abruptly (of a sound)
  2. 2. to be loud and clear

Characters

Character Meaning
戛 jiá
variant of 戛jiá; to tap; to scrape
然 rán HSK 2
so; thus; like this