骇然

駭然

hàirán

adjective

Meanings

1 aghast
2 dumbstruck (with shock or horror)
3 stunned

Characters

to startle; to shock

(suffix: in a ... manner)

Examples

HSK 7-9

听到这个噩耗，他骇然失色。

Tīngdào zhège èhào, tā hàirán shīsè.

On hearing the dreadful news, he turned pale with shock.

HSK 7-9

现场的惨状令人骇然。

Xiànchǎng de cǎnzhuàng lìng rén hàirán.

The grisly scene left people aghast.

Tips

register

Literary or written. The 然 suffix builds adjectives of state - compare 茫然 (bewildered), 愕然 (stunned), 哑然 (speechless). For everyday speech, 吓死了 (scared to death) is far more natural.

Stroke Order

骇 hài

然 rán