jīng yà

Traditional: 驚訝

HSK 7–9

惊讶 (jīng yà) is a Chinese word meaning “amazed; astonished; to surprise”.

Meanings

  1. 1amazed
  2. 2astonished
  3. 3to surprise
  4. 4amazing
  5. 5astonishment
  6. 6awe
Part of speech
adjective

Characters in 惊讶

惊jīng · to startle讶yà · astounded

Related words

惊喜nice surprise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)惊叹to exclaim in admiration受宠若惊overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)

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