(jiá) — (bound form) to knock gently, to tap

Definição

A bound literary character that rarely stands alone. It appears mainly in 戛然 (jiárán) meaning 'abruptly stopping', a written-style word for a sudden halt in sound or speech.

bound form
(bound form) to knock gentlyto tap

Exemplos

  • Tā yòng shǒu zhǐ jiá jī zhuō miàn, fā chū qīng wēi de xiǎng shēng.
    He tapped the table with his fingers, making a faint sound.
  • Tā de huà jiá rán tíng zhǐ, sì hū xiǎng qǐ le shén me.
    He stopped talking abruptly, as if he had remembered something.
  • Gù shi jiǎng dào zhè lǐ jiá rán ér zhǐ, liú xià xuán niàn.
    The story ended abruptly here, leaving a cliffhanger.

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