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震惊

zhèn jīng · zhen jing

Traditional 震驚

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to shock
  2. to astonish
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The bullet train

  1. Leon

    昨天(zuótiān)我(wǒ)第一次(dìyīcì)坐(zuò)高铁(gāotiě)，真(zhēn)让(ràng)我(wǒ)震惊(zhènjīng)！

    Yesterday I rode a high-speed train for the first time. I was shocked!

  2. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)震惊(zhènjīng)？

    Why were you shocked?

  3. Leon

    北京(běijīng)到(dào)上海(shànghǎi)只要(zhǐyào)四个半小时(sìgèbànxiǎoshí)，而且(érqiě)一点(yīdiǎn)也(yě)不(bù)晃(huǎng)。

    Beijing to Shanghai takes only four and a half hours, and it does not shake at all.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)第一次(dìyīcì)坐(zuò)的(de)时候(shíhou)也(yě)很(hěn)震惊(zhènjīng)，因为(yīnwèi)杯子(bēizi)里(lǐ)的(de)水(shuǐ)一点(yīdiǎn)都(dōu)没(méi)动(dòng)。

    I was shocked the first time too, because the water in my cup did not move.

  5. Leon

    对(duì)！我(wǒ)还(hái)以为(yǐwéi)火车(huǒchē)没(méi)开(kāi)。

    Yes! I thought the train had not started.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)从(cóng)她(tā)父(fù)亲(qīn)过(guò)世(shì)的(de)震(zhèn)惊(jīng)中(zhōng)恢(huī)复(fù)了(le)。

She got over the shock of her father's death.

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02

这(zhè)个(ge)消(xiāo)息(xi)让(ràng)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)人(rén)都(dōu)感(gǎn)到(dào)震(zhèn)惊(jīng)。

This news shocked everyone.

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