How to say “astonishing” in Chinese
astonishing, staggering
“Astonishing” in Chinese is 惊人, jīng rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
惊人 is read jīng rén: 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, 忄 “heart”; on the right, 京 jīng hints at the sound.
A picture of a walking person: two legs.
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 “惊人”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 惊人. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这座城市以惊人的速度发展，十年间人口增加了一倍。zhèzuòchéngshìyǐjīngréndesùdùfāzhǎn,shíniánjiānrénkǒuzēngjiāleyíbèiThis city is developing at an astonishing speed: in ten years its population has doubled.
- 这个孩子的记忆力惊人zhègeháizidejìyìlìjīngrénThis child has an astonishing memory.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “astonishing” in Chinese?
“Astonishing” in Chinese is 惊人, pinyin jīngrén.
What does 惊人 mean?
惊人 (jīngrén) means “astonishing, staggering”.
How do you write 惊人?
惊人 is 2 characters: 惊 (jīng) — be startled, amazed; 人 (rén) — person. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 惊人?
惊人 is read jīngrén. Tones: jīng — first tone, rén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“astonishing” in the lesson “First-class and rapid”
This word is from the topic “Judgments and extremes” of HSK 6. 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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