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惊讶

jīng yà · jing ya

Traditional 驚訝

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. amazed
  2. astonished
  3. to surprise
  4. amazing
  5. astonishment
  6. awe
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The shiny floor

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)一(yī)回家(huíjiā)，地板(dìbǎn)亮(liàng)得(de)像(xiàng)镜子(jìngzi)，我(wǒ)太(tài)惊讶(jīngyà)了(le)！

    The moment I got home, the floor was shiny like a mirror. I was so surprised!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)这么(zhème)惊讶(jīngyà)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)高兴(gāoxìng)。

    You are so surprised, and I am glad.

  3. Dengdeng

    是(shì)你(nǐ)擦(cā)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Did you clean it?

  4. Liangliang

    是(shì)我(wǒ)。我(wǒ)擦(cā)了(le)三个(sāngè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Yes. I cleaned for three hours.

  5. Dengdeng

    三个(sāngè)小时(xiǎoshí)？我(wǒ)更(gèng)惊讶(jīngyà)了(le)。你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)擦(cā)这么(zhème)久(jiǔ)？

    Three hours? I am even more surprised. Why did you clean for so long?

  6. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)把(bǎ)你(nǐ)的(de)茶(chá)洒(sǎ)在(zài)地上(dìshang)了(le)。

    Because I spilled your tea on the floor.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

听(tīng)到(dào)这(zhè)个(gè)消(xiāo)息(xi)，她(tā)惊(jīng)讶(yà)得(de)说(shuō)不(bu)出(chū)话(huà)来(lái)。

Hearing this news, she was so surprised that she couldn't speak.

02

让(ràng)我(wǒ)惊(jīng)讶(yà)的(de)是(shì)，他(tā)竟(jìng)然(rán)会(huì)做(zuò)中(zhōng)国(guó)菜(cài)。

What surprised me is that he can actually cook Chinese food.

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