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HSK
7-9

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


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

Usage


他 聽到 這個 消息, 感到 非常 驚訝。

He was very surprised to hear this news.

我 驚訝 地 發現 他 竟然 會 說 中文。

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

我們 對 他 的 變化 感到 十分 驚訝。

We were very surprised by his change.

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