戛然而止 jiá rán ér zhǐ 🔊 with a grunting sound it stops (idiom) + Keep this word Meanings jiá rán ér zhǐ with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound) Its characters 戛jiálance然ráncorrect而érandHSK 4止zhǐto stopHSK 5