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

HSK 7-9

这个消息一出，舆论哗然。

Zhège xiāoxi yì chū, yúlùn huárán.

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

HSK 7-9

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