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惊奇

jīng qí · jing qi

Traditional 驚奇

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to be amazed
  2. to be surprised
  3. to wonder
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In a conversation

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The robot waiter

  1. Leon

    这家(zhèjiā)店(diàn)的(de)服务员(fúwùyuán)是(shì)机器人(jīqìrén)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)惊奇(jīngqí)！

    The waiter in this shop is a robot. I am amazed!

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)不用(bùyòng)这么(zhème)惊奇(jīngqí)，现在(xiànzài)很多(hěnduō)店(diàn)都(dōu)有(yǒu)。

    You don't need to be so amazed. Many shops have them now.

  3. Leon

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？在(zài)我(wǒ)的(de)国家(guójiā)还(hái)很少(hěnshǎo)见(jiàn)。它(tā)会(huì)说话(shuōhuà)吗(ma)？

    Really? It is still rare in my country. Can it talk?

  4. Liangliang

    会(huì)，它(tā)还(hái)会(huì)唱歌(chànggē)，不过(bùguò)唱(chàng)得(de)不太好(bùtàihǎo)。

    Yes, it can also sing, but not very well.

  5. Leon

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)也(yě)唱(chàng)得(de)不好(bùhǎo)，我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)唱(chàng)吧(ba)！

    Never mind, I sing badly too. Let's sing together!

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2 examples
01

感(gǎn)到(dào)惊(jīng)讶(yà)、感(gǎn)到(dào)惊(jīng)奇(qí)就(jiù)是(shì)明(míng)白(bai)的(de)开(kāi)始(shǐ)。

To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)惊(jīng)奇(qí)地(de)看(kàn)着(zhe)天(tiān)上(shàng)的(de)彩(cǎi)虹(hóng)。

The children looked at the rainbow in the sky in amazement.

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