惊讶 meaning in English

jīngyà

amazed; astonished

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 驚訝17 strokes

Meaning of 惊讶

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jīngyà

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“你nǐ怎zěn么me来lái了le？”他tā惊jīng讶yà地dì问wèn我wǒ。

"What are you doing here?" he asked me in surprise.

我wǒ对duì他tā的de坚jiān持chí感gǎn到dào很hěn惊jīng讶yà。

I was surprised by his perseverance.

我wǒ们men听tīng到dào这zhè个ge消xiāo息xī很hěn惊jīng讶yà。

We were surprised to hear the news.

汤tāng姆mǔ对duì玛mǎ丽lì做zuò的de事shì感gǎn到dào惊jīng讶yà。

Tom was surprised that Mary did that.

我wǒ对duì消xiāo息xī感gǎn到dào十shí分fēn惊jīng讶yà。

I was very much surprised at the news.

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Words that share a character with 惊讶.

吃惊	chījīng	to be startled; to be shocked
震惊	zhènjīng	to shock; to astonish
惊喜	jīngxǐ	nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised
惊人	jīngrén	astonishing
惊奇	jīngqí	to be amazed; to be surprised
惊慌	jīnghuāng	to panic; to be alarmed
大惊小怪	dàjīng-xiǎoguài	to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
大吃一惊	dàchī-yījīng	(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
受惊	shòujīng	startled
惊醒	jīngxǐng	to rouse; to be woken by sth
惊慌失措	jīnghuāng-shīcuò	to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
惊险	jīngxiǎn	perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful

What does 惊讶 mean?

惊讶 (jīngyà) means "amazed; astonished" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 惊讶?

惊讶 is made of 2 characters: 惊 (11 strokes), 讶 (6 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 惊讶 an HSK word?

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

How is 惊讶 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 惊讶 is written 驚訝.