How to say “be surprised” in Chinese
be surprised, be amazed
“Be surprised” in Chinese is 吃惊, chī jīng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
吃惊 is read chī jīng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 口 “mouth”.
On the left, 忄 “heart”; on the right, 京 jīng hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “吃惊”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 吃惊. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 得知这个消息大家都很吃惊dézhīzhègexiāoxi,dàjiādōuhěnchījīngOn hearing this news, everyone was very surprised.
More words from the lesson “Moved and amazed”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be surprised” in Chinese?
“Be surprised” in Chinese is 吃惊, pinyin chījīng.
What does 吃惊 mean?
吃惊 (chījīng) means “be surprised, be amazed”.
How do you write 吃惊?
吃惊 is 2 characters: 吃 (chī) — eat; 惊 (jīng) — be startled, amazed. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 吃惊?
吃惊 is read chījīng. Tones: chī — first tone, jīng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“be surprised” in the lesson “Moved and amazed”
This word is from the topic “Feelings and mood” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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