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戛然

jiá rán

2-character word

What 戛然 means

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

The characters in 戛然

• 戛gāused in 戛纳
• 然ráncorrect; right; so

Words starting with 戛然

• 戛然而止jiá rán ér zhǐwith a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)

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