惊
讶

Amazed in Chinese: 惊讶 (jīng yà)

jīng yà

amazed

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

Definitions

  1. 1amazed
  2. 2astonished
  3. 3to surprise
  4. 4amazing
  5. 5astonishment
  6. 6awe

Stroke order

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惊
讶

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄧㄚˋ

yà

ㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

惊讶

Simplified

驚訝

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 听到他要走，我们都很惊讶。

    tīng dào tā yào zǒu， wǒ men dōu hěn jīng yà。

    Hearing that he was leaving, we were all surprised.

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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

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

受惊

shòu jīng

startled

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