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HSK
7-9

to be surprised

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

cha4yi4 chàyì

Meaning


Primary

to be surprised

Alternatives

be surprised, is surprised, surprised, to be astonished, be astonished, astonished, astonish

Hint

The more commonly used word is 驚訝, this one is pretty rare.

Mnemonic


詫異 To be surprised is 詫 to be surprised about something specifically because it is 異 different than what you were expecting.

Usage


我 對 他 的 回答 感到 詫異。

I was surprised by his answer.

大家 對 結果 都 感到 詫異。

Everyone was surprised by the result.

我 詫異 他 為什麼 沒 有 生氣。

I was surprised that he wasn’t angry.

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