jīng tàn

Traditional: 驚嘆

HSK 7–9

惊叹 (jīng tàn) is a Chinese word meaning “to exclaim in admiration; a gasp of surprise”.

Meanings

  1. 1to exclaim in admiration
  2. 2a gasp of surprise
Part of speech
verb

Characters in 惊叹

惊jīng · to startle叹tàn · to sigh

Related words

惊喜nice surprise惊讶amazed吃惊to be startled震惊to shock惊to startle惊人astonishing惊奇to be amazed大吃一惊(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback惊慌to panic惊吓to frighten大惊小怪to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)受宠若惊overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)

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