惊奇 meaning in English

jīngqí

to be amazed; to be surprised

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 驚奇19 strokes

Meaning of 惊奇

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jīngqí
  1. to be amazed
  2. to be surprised
  3. to wonder

惊奇 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

日rì本běn充chōng满mǎn惊jīng奇qí。
Japan is full of surprises!
他tā惊jīng奇qí地dì看kàn着zhe我wǒ。
He looked at me in surprise.
感gǎn到dào惊jīng讶yà、感gǎn到dào惊jīng奇qí就jiù是shì明míng白bái的de开kāi始shǐ。
To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.

Stroke order for each character

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惊 jīng · to startle · 11 strokes

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奇 qí · strange · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 惊奇.

奇怪qíguàistrange; odd
好奇hàoqíinquisitive; curious
吃惊chījīngto be startled; to be shocked
神奇shénqímagical; mystical
震惊zhènjīngto shock; to astonish
惊喜jīngxǐnice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised
惊人jīngrénastonishing
奇妙qímiàowonderful; marvelous; intriguing; mysterious; strange
惊讶jīngyàamazed; astonished
奇迹qíjìmiracle; wonder; marvel
传奇chuánqílegendary; fantasy saga
奇特qítèpeculiar; unusual

Questions about 惊奇

What does 惊奇 mean?

惊奇 (jīngqí) means "to be amazed; to be surprised" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 惊奇?

惊奇 is made of 2 characters: 惊 (11 strokes), 奇 (8 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 惊奇 an HSK word?

Yes. 惊奇 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 惊奇 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 惊奇 is written 驚奇.