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惊

jīng

HSK 4 Character Traditional 驚

What 惊 means

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

Example sentences

• 太惊喜了!
  What a surprise!
• 差异惊人。
  The difference is striking.
• 真是个惊喜！
  This really is a nice surprise!
• 这惊到我了。
  This startled me.
• 我吃了一惊。
  I was surprised.
• 汤姆吃惊吗？
  Was Tom surprised?

Words starting with 惊

• 惊讶jīng yàamazed; astonished; to surprise
• 惊奇jīng qíto be amazed; to be surprised; to wonder
• 惊动jīng dòngto alarm; to startle; to disturb
• 惊喜jīng xǐnice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised
• 惊人jīng rénastonishing
• 惊醒jīng xǐngto rouse; to be woken by sth; to wake with a start
• 惊恐jīng kǒngto be alarmed; to be frightened
• 惊叹jīng tànto exclaim in admiration; a gasp of surprise
• 惊慌jīng huāngto panic; to be alarmed
• 惊异jīng yìamazed
• 惊叫jīng jiàoto cry out in fear
• 惊呼jīng hūto cry out in alarm or surprise
• 惊呆jīng dāistupefied; stunned
• 惊险jīng xiǎnperilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful
• 惊吓jīng xiàto frighten; to horrify; to terrify
• 惊愕jīng è(literary) stunned; stupefied
• 惊心动魄jīng xīn dòng pò(idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking
• 惊诧jīng chàto be surprised; to be amazed; to be stunned
• 惊天动地jīng tiān dòng dì(idiom) world-shaking
• 惊慌失措jīng huāng shī cuòto lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
• 惊魂jīng húnin a panicked state; frightened
• 惊鸿jīng hónggraceful (esp. of female posture); lithe
• 惊骇jīng hàito be shocked; to be appalled; to be terrified
• 惊觉jīng juéto realize suddenly; to wake up with a start

Words containing 惊

• 吃惊chī jīngto be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
• 震惊zhèn jīngto shock; to astonish
• 大吃一惊dà chī yī jīng(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
• 大惊小怪dà jīng xiǎo guàito make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
• 触目惊心chù mù jīng xīnlit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see…
• 受宠若惊shòu chǒng ruò jīngoverwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
• 心惊xīn jīngfearful; apprehensive
• 受惊shòu jīngstartled
• 胆战心惊dǎn zhàn xīn jīngto tremble with fear (idiom); scared witless
• 石破天惊shí pò tiān jīngearth-shattering; breakthrough; remarkable and original work
• 心惊肉跳xīn jīng ròu tiàolit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
• 大惊失色dà jīng shī sèto turn pale with fright (idiom)
• 担惊受怕dān jīng shòu pà(idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious
• 有惊无险yǒu jīng wú xiǎnto be more scared than hurt (idiom); to get through a daunting experience without mishap
• 一鸣惊人yī míng jīng rénto amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
• 心惊胆战xīn jīng dǎn zhànlit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear; scared witless
• 虚惊xū jīngfalse alarm; panic rumor
• 可惊kě jīngastonishing
• 夜惊yè jīngnight terror; sleep terror
• 大惊dà jīngwith great alarm
• 处变不惊chǔ biàn bù jīngto remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
• 拍案惊奇pāi àn jīng qíto slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!; amazing!
• 初刻拍案惊奇Chū kè Pāi àn Jīng qíSlapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by…
• 自相惊扰zì xiāng jīng rǎoto frighten one another

Characters that look like 惊

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 馆guǎnbuilding; shop; term for certain service establishments
• 娘niángmother; young lady; (colloquial) effeminate
• 狼lángwolf
• 惬qiè(literary) satisfied; content
• 馊sōurancid; soured (as food)
• 棣dìKerria japonica

Sounds the same

Read jīng, tone for tone, but written differently.

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