戛然 jiá rán 🔊 to stop abruptly (of a sound) + Keep this word Meanings jiá rán (literary) to stop abruptly (of a sound)to be loud and clear Its characters 戛jiálance然ráncorrect Words with 戛然 戛然而止 jiá rán ér zhǐ with a grunting sound it stops (idiom)