惊讶
jīngyà
astonished, amazed
Part of speech · adjective
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 听到这个数字,我十分惊讶。I was very surprised to hear this figure.
- 他惊讶得说不出话。He was so surprised he was speechless.
Collocations
感到惊讶十分惊讶惊讶不已惊讶的表情
Mnemonic
惊 jīng "to be startled" + 讶 yà "to be astonished, puzzled": startled and puzzled, i.e. surprised, taken aback. Korean renders it as "to be surprised". It names the immediate reaction of being startled by the unexpected (感到惊讶 to feel surprised). Unlike 惊奇 (surprised out of curiosity), 惊讶 leans toward surprise at the unexpected. 惊 means "to be startled" (惊吓, 吃惊); 讶 means "to be puzzled" (讶异).
Related
吃惊惊奇诧异震惊
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