Definition & Meaning

1.loud cry of a bird

2.(of sound, etc.) cease abruptly; come to an abrupt end

jiá rán

戛 然

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1
adj.fmlloud cry of a bird
- jiá rán zhǎng míng
  戛然长鸣
  loud cry
2
adj.fml(of sound, etc.) cease abruptly; come to an abrupt end
- jiá rán ér zhǐ
  戛然而止
  (of a sound) stop abruptly
- qì chē cóng wǒ men shēn biān jí chí ér guò cèng dào qiáng bì shang rán hòu jiá rán shā zhù
  汽车从我们身边疾驰而过，蹭到墙壁上然后戛然刹住。
  The car hurtled past us, scraping the wall and screeching to ahalt.
- zhèng shì zhè xiē rén zài děng gōng sī gāng gāng qǐ bù shí jiá rán fàng huǎn le tóu zī bù fá
  正是这些人在Facebook等公司刚刚起步时，戛然放缓了投资步伐。
  The same ones who slowed down their investing pace, when companies like Facebook were just getting started.
synonym
tū rán突然 hū rán忽然

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