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受惊

受惊 (shòu jīng): Be frightened / be shocked (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

受惊 consists of 2 characters.

to receive, to accept, to suffer

to startle, to be frightened

Word Info

Pinyinshòu jīng

MeaningBe frightened / be shocked

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word受惊

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 受惊.

Words with 受

受到shòu dàoHSK 4
接受jiē shòuHSK 4
难受nán shòuHSK 4
受不了shòu bù liǎoHSK 4
享受xiǎng shòuHSK 5
受伤shòu shāngHSK 5
感受gǎn shòuHSK 5
承受chéng shòuHSK 5

Words with 惊

吃惊chī jīngHSK 4
惊喜jīng xǐHSK 5
惊人jīng rénHSK 6
惊动jīng dòngHSK 6
惊奇jīng qíHSK 6
惊讶jīng yàHSK 6
震惊zhèn jīngHSK 6
大吃一惊

dà chī yī jīng

HSK 6

3.

How to Use 受惊 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 受惊 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith动物

shòu受

jīng惊

de的

dòng动

wù物

neutral

frightened animal

Adverb + Verb

róng容

yì易

shòu受

jīng惊

neutral

easily frightened

Verb + Complementwith过度

shòu受

jīng惊

guò过

dù度

4.

Example Sentences with 受惊

xiǎo小

māo猫

shòu受

jīng惊

le了

，

pǎo跑

dé

tū突

rán然

shòu受

jīng惊

neutral

suddenly get frightened

neutral

excessively frightened

得

hěn很

kuài快

。

The kitten got frightened and ran away quickly.

tū突

rú如

qí其

lái来

de的

jǐng警

bào报

shēng声

ràng让

suǒ所

yǒu有

chéng乘

kè客

dōu都

shòu受

jīng惊

le了

。

The sudden alarm sound frightened all the passengers.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

tā他

yīn因

yì意

wài外

tí提

wèn问

ér而

lüè略

xiǎn显

shòu受

jīng惊

。

During the formal meeting, he appeared slightly shocked by the unexpected question.

tā他

tū突

rán然

tīng听

dào到

yī一

shēng声

jù巨

xiǎng响

，

shòu受

jīng惊

dì地

tiào跳

le了

qǐ起

lái来

。

He suddenly heard a loud noise and jumped up in fright.

nǐ你

gāng刚

cái才

shì是

fǒu否

yīn因

wèi为

nà那

shēng声

jù巨

xiǎng响

ér而

shòu受

jīng惊

？

Were you frightened by that loud noise just now?

jǐn尽

guǎn管

chǎng场

miàn面

hùn混

luàn乱

，

dàn但

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

shòu受

jīng惊

，

fǎn反

ér而

bǎo保

chí持

zhèn镇

dìng定

。

Despite the chaotic scene, he was not shocked and instead remained calm.

zài在

hēi黑

àn暗

de的

sēn森

lín林

lǐ里

，

rèn任

hé何

yì一

diǎn点

shēng声

xiǎng响

dōu都

kě可

néng能

ràng让

dòng动

wù物

shòu受

jīng惊

。

In the dark forest, any slight sound might startle the animals.

yóu由

yú于

shòu受

jīng惊

guò过

dù度

，

tā她

lián连

xù续

jǐ几

tiān天

dōu都

nán难

yǐ以

rù入

mián眠

。

Due to being overly frightened, she had difficulty sleeping for several consecutive days.