惊

To startle in Chinese: 惊 (jīng)

jīng

to startle

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 驚1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to startle
  2. 2to be frightened
  3. 3to be scared
  4. 4alarm

Stroke order

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惊

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

惊

Simplified

驚

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 听到这个坏消息，他惊得说不出话。

    tīng dào zhè ge huài xiāo xī， tā jīng dé shuō bù chū huà。

    Hearing the bad news, he was so startled he couldn't speak.

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Related words

吃惊

chī jīng

to be startled

震惊

zhèn jīng

to shock

惊人

jīng rén

astonishing

惊喜

jīng xǐ

nice surprise

惊诧

jīng chà

to be surprised

惊慌

jīng huāng

to panic

惊奇

jīng qí

to be amazed

惊叹

jīng tàn

to exclaim in admiration

惊险

jīng xiǎn

perilous

惊醒

jīng xǐng

to rouse

惊讶

jīng yà

amazed

受惊

shòu jīng

startled

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