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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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