吃惊 chījīng Be amazed

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Traditional: 吃驚

Stroke order

吃惊 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

吃惊 — the Chinese character for Be amazed (chījīng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 吃惊 — Be amazed

吃 — 6 strokes
惊 — 11 strokes

Senses

to be startled
to be shocked
to be amazed

Characters in 吃惊

吃 chī — to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy
惊 jīng — to startle; to be frightened; to be scared

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

听到这个消息我很吃惊。Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi wǒ hěn chījīng.I was very surprised to hear this news.
他吃惊地看着我。Tā chījīng de kàn zhe wǒ.He looked at me in surprise.

Related words

吃惊 is pronounced chījīng and means “Be amazed”.

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