惊
叹

To exclaim in admiration in Chinese: 惊叹 (jīng tàn)

jīng tàn

to exclaim in admiration

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

Definitions

  1. 1to exclaim in admiration
  2. 2a gasp of surprise

Stroke order

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惊
叹

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄊㄢˋ

tàn

ㄊ/ tㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

惊叹

Simplified

驚嘆

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 美丽的风景让游客不住惊叹。

    měi lì de fēng jǐng ràng yóu kè bú zhù jīng tàn。

    The beautiful scenery made the tourists gasp in admiration.

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Related words

惊

jīng

to startle

吃惊

chī jīng

to be startled

震惊

zhèn jīng

to shock

惊人

jīng rén

astonishing

惊喜

jīng xǐ

nice surprise

叹气

tàn qì

to sigh

感叹

gǎn tàn

to sigh (with feeling)

惊诧

jīng chà

to be surprised

惊慌

jīng huāng

to panic

惊奇

jīng qí

to be amazed

惊险

jīng xiǎn

perilous

惊醒

jīng xǐng

to rouse

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