戛然而止(jiá rán ér zhǐ): with a grunting sound it stops (idiom)
4 characters
with a grunting sound it stops (idiom)
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- jiá rán ér zhǐ
- Meaning
- with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- Same
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 戛然而止 — tap one to open its word page.
hū忽rán然
HSK 2suddenly; all of a sudden
ér而qiě且
HSK 2(not only ...) but also
rán然hòu后
HSK 2then; after that; afterwards
suī虽rán然
HSK 2although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 or 但是 etc)
dà大zì自rán然
HSK 2nature (the natural world)
tíng停zhǐ止
HSK 3to stop; to halt; to cease
fáng防zhǐ止
HSK 3to prevent
réng仍rán然
HSK 3still; as before; yet
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