Meaning of 骇人听闻
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
hàiréntīngwén
- shocking
- horrifying
- atrocious
- terrible
Stroke order for each character
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骇 hài · to terrify · 9 strokes
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人 rén · person · 2 strokes
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听 tīng · to listen to · 7 strokes
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闻 wén · to hear · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 骇人听闻.
| 女人 | nǚrén | woman |
| 男人 | nánrén | a man; a male |
| 听到 | tīngdào | to hear |
| 别人 | biérén | other people; others; other person |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member; (old) servant |
| 听见 | tīngjiàn | to hear |
| 病人 | bìngrén | sick person; patient |
| 工人 | gōngrén | worker |
| 老人 | lǎorén | old man or woman; the elderly |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear |
| 听写 | tīngxiě | (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation; (music) to transcribe by |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
Questions about 骇人听闻
What does 骇人听闻 mean?
骇人听闻 (hàiréntīngwén) means "shocking; horrifying".
How do you write 骇人听闻?
骇人听闻 is made of 4 characters: 骇 (9 strokes), 人 (2 strokes), 听 (7 strokes), 闻 (9 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.
Is 骇人听闻 an HSK word?
Yes. 骇人听闻 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 骇人听闻 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 骇人听闻 is written 駭人聽聞.