哗然

譁然

huárán

adjective HSK 7-9 #42,735

Meanings

1 in uproar; in an outcry
2 causing a public sensation

Characters

so; like that (suffix forming adjectives)

Examples

这个消息一出，舆论哗然。

Zhège xiāoxi yì chū, yúlùnhuárán.

As soon as this news came out, public opinion was in an uproar.

他的言论引起了社会哗然。

Tā de yánlùn yǐnqǐ le shèhuì huárán.

His remarks caused a public outcry.

Tips

usage

哗然 almost always appears in the pattern 舆论哗然 (public uproar) or 一片哗然 (an outcry). It's a written/news word — you'd read it in headlines but rarely say it in conversation.

Stroke Order

哗 huā

然 rán