惊讶
jīngyàTraditional: 驚訝
#1908 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
surprised, astonished, amazed
Word origin
A compound of 惊 (jīng, to be startled, with the heart radical 忄) and 讶 (yà, to wonder at, with the speech radical 讠), together expressing the feeling of astonishment.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 惊 (jīng, startled) + 讶 (yà, to wonder at)
Stroke order
惊
讶
Examples
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He was extremely surprised to hear this news.
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She looked at me in astonishment.
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Everyone was amazed at the result.
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There is nothing to be surprised about.
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His progress astonished the teacher.
惊讶 (jīng yà) describes being surprised or astonished. It can act as an adjective or, with 地, as an adverb of manner, and is commonly paired with 感到 to mean to feel amazed.
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