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惊
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Definitions
- 1. to startle
- 2. to be frightened
- 3. to be scared
- 4. alarm
Example Sentences
1 shown太 惊 喜了!
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Words Containing 惊
to be surprised
to exclaim in astonishment
to make a remark that startles everyone present (idiom)
unexpected
earth-shattering
see 驚慌失措|惊慌失措[jīng huāng shī cuò]
false alarm
to rouse
to alarm
stupefied; stunned
night terror
raging waves
Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[líng méng chū]
to be alarmed
to cry out in fear
world-shaking (idiom)
runaway carriage (caused by the harnessed animal bolting in fright)
to alarm everyone
to shock
graceful (esp. of female posture)
to come to oneself with a start
to be alarmed
sudden clap of thunder
to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
see 驚心動魄|惊心动魄[jīng xīn dòng pò]
to shy (away); to give a start
to cry out in alarm or surprise
to marvel
see 心驚膽戰|心惊胆战[xīn jīng dǎn zhàn]
fearful
to shock
nice surprise
see 心驚膽戰|心惊胆战[xīn jīng dǎn zhàn]
to panic
astonishing
to marvel at
perilous situation
panic-stricken
convulsed with fear (idiom)
see 石破天驚|石破天惊[shí pò tiān jīng]
to appear unexpectedly
lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
to realize suddenly
to be shocked to learn
amazed
to surprise
Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[líng méng chū]
staggering
Phobetor (genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur)
to frighten one another
to go off like a rocket; to rocket
frightened
one scare after another (idiom)
to go pale in panic (idiom)
lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
to have just recovered from a shock
surprised and admiring
thriller (movie)
pleasantly surprised like mad (idiom); capering madly with joy
to alarm
techno-thriller novel
in a panic
stunned and anxious
lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
(idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking
(literary) stunned; stupefied
in a panicked state
to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
(Internet slang) stupefied
infantile convulsion (illness affecting children esp. under the age of five, marked by muscular spasms)
to exclaim in admiration
to frighten
to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled
to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)
horror (movie)
to shock the whole world
lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear
to feel apprehensive
to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful
astonishing
to faint from fear
amazed
panic-stricken
cowardly and panicking
epilepsy
shaking in fear
with great alarm
lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
to be amazed
lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
universally shocking
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
to stampede
startled
to turn pale with fright (idiom)
techno-thriller (novel)
horror (genre)
to be shocked
startled horse
puzzled
to be startled
exclamation mark ! (punct.)
stunning
to be alarmed
to tremble with fear (idiom)
alarmed
to quake in fear
Jingzhe or Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th March
bewildered
to alarm everyone
to start in surprise
to be more scared than hurt (idiom)
to awaken from a dream
see 吃驚|吃惊[chī jīng]
overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
to scare a bird into flight
frightening