崭然

嶄然

zhǎnrán

adjective

Meanings

1 towering
2 outstanding
3 conspicuously high

Characters

-ly (adverbial suffix)

Examples

HSK 7-9

群峰崭然，直插云霄。

Qún fēng zhǎnrán, zhí chā yúnxiāo.

The peaks tower steeply, piercing straight into the sky.

HSK 7-9

他在同辈中崭然出众。

Tā zài tóng bèi zhōng zhǎnrán chūzhòng.

He stands out conspicuously among his peers.

Tips

register

Literary register. In modern speech, 崭然 most often appears in the set phrase 崭然出众 ('stand out from the crowd'); standalone use is rare outside written prose.

Stroke Order

崭 zhǎn

然 rán