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截然

jié rán

2-character word

What 截然 means

1. sharply; distinctly; radically

The characters in 截然

• 截jiéto cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept
• 然ráncorrect; right; so

Example sentences

• 日语和汉语的汉字发音截然不同，对吗？
  Rìyǔ hé Hànyǔ de hànzì fāyīn jiéránbùtóng, duì ma?
  The Japanese and Chinese pronunciation for kanji is very different, isn't it?
• 巴苏陀兰的景色崎岖壮丽，别具一格，与我见过的南非其他地方都截然不同。
  The scenery of Basutoland is rugged and grand, with a beauty quite its own, and unlike any other part of South Africa I have seen.

Words starting with 截然

• 截然不同jié rán bù tóngentirely different; different as black and white

Sounds the same

Read jié rán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 孑然solitary; lonely; alone