Meaning
to start; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
Chinese: 惊讶、惊动或受惊。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jing” becomes a different word in each tone. 惊 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 吃惊chī jīngto be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
- 惊喜jīng xǐnice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised
- 震惊zhèn jīngto shock; to astonish
- 惊讶jīng yàamazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing
- 惊人jīng rénastonishing
Example Sentence
这个消息让我很吃惊。Zhè ge xiāo xi ràng wǒ hěn chī jīng.This news surprised me a lot.
这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this消息xiāo xi(piece of) news让ràngto let我wǒI很hěnvery吃惊chī jīngto be startled。