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HSK
7-9

astonish

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

hai4 hài

Meaning


Primary

astonish

Alternatives

astonishing, astonished, astonishes

Mnemonic


[h-] Harry Potter is in the [4] bathroom of the [-ai] high school where he is 駭 astonished to find a 亥 boar riding on top of a 馬 horse that prances around on the tile floor. Harry Potter and some other 駭 astonished high school students stare at the 亥 boar and the 馬 horse. The two animals, when they finally notice they are being watched, are also 駭 astonished, as they thought the entirety of the high school was empty!

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