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惊

jīng · jing

Traditional 驚

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to startle
  2. to be frightened
  3. to be scared
  4. alarm
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2 examples
01

告(gào)诉(su)你(nǐ)个(ge)好(hǎo)玩(wán)的(de)事(shì)，能(néng)惊(jīng)你(nǐ)一(yí)下(xià)。

I've something interesting to tell you that you might find surprising.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

半(bàn)夜(yè)的(de)一(yì)声(shēng)巨(jù)响(xiǎng)惊(jīng)醒(xǐng)了(le)整(zhěng)条(tiáo)街(jiē)的(de)居(jū)民(mín)。

A loud bang in the middle of the night startled the residents of the whole street awake.

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