Dictionary/惊

惊 驚

惊 jīng

ㄐㄧㄥ
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1to startle
2to be frightened
3to be scared
4alarm

Characters

Examples

tā她tīng dào听到nà那gè个xiāo xi消息hòu后jīng惊dāi呆le了。
她听到那个消息后惊呆了。
She was amazed to hear the news.
奶奶死了,全家大惊。
Grandmother died, leaving the whole family stunned.
他们吃了一惊,不是吗?
They were surprised, weren't they?

See also: words & characters pronounced jīng