惊
讶

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The word "惊讶" is formed by combining the characters "惊" and "讶". "惊" is a phono-semantic character composed of the heart radical "忄" for emotion and the phonetic component "京" for sound, meaning to startle. "讶" is also a phono-semantic character with the speech radical "讠" for expression and the phonetic component "牙" for sound, meaning to express surprise. Together, they form a compound word where "惊" conveys the internal feeling of surprise and "讶" conveys the external reaction, resulting in the meaning of being astonished.

Example Sentences Hide

他听到消息后很惊讶。

Tā tīng dào xiāo xi hòu hěn jīng yà.

He was very surprised after hearing the news.

我对这个结果感到惊讶。

Wǒ duì zhè ge jié guǒ gǎn dào jīng yà.

I am surprised by this result.

她惊讶地发现钥匙不见了。

Tā jīng yà de fā xiàn yào shi bù jiàn le.

She was surprised to find that the key was missing.

观众们对魔术师的表演表示惊讶。

Guān zhòng men duì mó shù shī de biǎo yǎn biǎo shì jīng yà.

The audience expressed surprise at the magician's performance.

当他得知自己赢得了比赛时，脸上露出了惊讶的表情。

Dāng tā dé zhī zì jǐ yíng dé le bǐ sài shí, liǎn shang lù chū le jīng yà de biǎo qíng.

When he learned that he had won the competition, a surprised expression appeared on his face.

Word Definition - 惊讶

jīng yà amazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing; astonishment; awe

Individual Character Details

惊 jīng
讶 yà