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to be surprised

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

jing1ya4 • jīngyà

Meaning


Primary

to be surprised

Alternatives

be surprised, is surprised, surprised, to be amazed, be amazed, amazed

Mnemonic


惊讶 To be surprised is to first be 惊 startled by something that just occured, and then afterwards to 讶 be surprised once you begin to better understand what happened.

Usage


他 听到 这个 消息, 感到 非常 惊讶。

He was very surprised to hear this news.

我 惊讶 地 发现 他 竟然 会 说 中文。

I was surprised to find out that he could speak Chinese.

我们 对 他 的 变化 感到 十分 惊讶。

We were very surprised by his change.

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