惊 jīng frighten
frighten; to startle; surprise; alarm
How to remember 惊: 忄 heart + 京 capital = frighten. The country boy's heart races on his first day in the capital, where every honking taxi seems to frighten him.
Component breakdown
惊 = 忄 heart + 京 capital
- 忄 heart
- 京 capital
The country boy's heart races on his first day in the capital, where every honking taxi seems to frighten him.
How it is used
- To startle/alarm - 吃惊 (chījīng) be startled, 惊讶 (jīngyà) astonished, 惊喜 (jīngxǐ) a pleasant surprise.
- 惊喜 (jīngxǐ) is a happy shock (a surprise party); plain 惊 alone leans toward alarm/fright.
- 大吃一惊 (dàchī-yìjīng) = to be greatly startled - a common set phrase.
Words with 惊
- 吃惊chī jīngbe startledHSK 4
- 惊喜jīngxǐnice surpriseHSK 5
- 大吃一惊dàchī-yìjīngastoundedHSK 6
- 惊人jīngrénastonishingHSK 6
- 惊讶jīngyàamazedHSK 6
- 受惊shòujīngstartledHSK 7
- 大惊小怪dàjīng-xiǎoguàito make a fuss about nothing (idiom)HSK 7
- 惊动jīngdòngto alarmHSK 7
- 惊天动地jīngtiān-dòngdìworld-shakingHSK 7
- 惊奇jīngqíto be amazedHSK 7
- 惊险jīngxiǎnperilousHSK 7
- 受宠若惊shòuchǒng-ruòjīngoverwhelmed by favor from superiorHSK 8
- 惊叹jīngtànto exclaim in admirationHSK 8
- 惊吓jīngxiàto frightenHSK 8
- 惊心动魄jīngxīn-dòngpòheart-stoppingHSK 8
- 惊慌jīnghuāngto panicHSK 8
- 惊慌失措jīnghuāng-shīcuòto lose one's head out of fear (idiom)HSK 8
- 触目惊心chùmù-jīngxīnliterally shocks the eye, astonishes the heartHSK 9
- 震惊zhènjīngto shockHSK 9
Example sentences
- 这个消息令人吃惊。 Zhège xiāoxi lìngrén chījīng.The news is surprising.