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吃惊

chī jīngㄔ ㄐㄧㄥ

Sino-Vietnamese: NGẬT KINH

Traditional: 吃驚

HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 5

Meaning(adjective)

to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed

Can be split: 吃了一惊 (got a fright).

Examples

  • 听到这个消息，大家都很吃惊。

    tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xī, dà jiā dōu hěn chī jīng.

    Everyone was shocked to hear the news.

  • 他吃惊地看着我。

    tā chī jīng dì kàn zhe wǒ.

    He looked at me in surprise.

  • 让我吃惊的是，她的中文说得这么好。

    ràng wǒ chī jīng de shì, tā de zhōng wén shuō dé zhè me hǎo.

    What surprised me was how well she speaks Chinese.

Easily confused

  • 惊讶 — 惊讶 is more formal (astonished); 吃惊 is colloquial and can include being startled.

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Stroke order

CẬT · 6 strokes

to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)

KINH · 11 strokes

to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm

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