吃
惊

To be startled in Chinese: 吃惊 (chī jīng)

chī jīng

to be startled

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 吃驚2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to be startled
  2. 2to be shocked
  3. 3to be amazed

Stroke order

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吃
惊

Zhuyin

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ㄔ

chī

ㄔ/ ch—/ first tone

ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

吃惊

Simplified

吃驚

Traditional

Example sentences

See 吃惊 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 汤姆吃惊吗？

    tāng mǔ chī jīng ma？

    Was Tom surprised?

  • 所有人都很吃惊。

    suǒ yǒu rén dōu hěn chī jīng。

    Everyone was surprised.

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Related words

吃

chī

to eat

惊

jīng

to startle

好吃

hǎo chī

tasty

吃亏

chī kuī

to suffer losses

小吃

xiǎo chī

snack

吃饭

chī fàn

to have a meal

吃力

chī lì

to entail strenuous effort

震惊

zhèn jīng

to shock

惊人

jīng rén

astonishing

惊喜

jīng xǐ

nice surprise

吃苦

chī kǔ

to bear hardships

惊诧

jīng chà

to be surprised

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