Verbto be startled

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 吃惊.
吃 stroke order svg
惊 stroke order svg

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Character Breakdown

吃惊 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 吃惊 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 吃惊 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verbwith非常
fēi
cháng
chī
jīng
neutral
very surprised
Adjective + Nounwith样子
chī
jīng
de
yàng
neutral
surprised look
Idiomwith
chī
jīng
neutral
be greatly surprised
Verb + Objectwith感到
gǎn
dào
chī
jīng
neutral
feel surprised

Example Sentences with 吃惊

kàn
jiàn
zhī
gǒu
hěn
chī
jīng
He saw a big dog and was very surprised.
kàn
dào
de
kǎo
shì
chéng
lǎo
shī
fēi
cháng
chī
jīng
The teacher was very startled to see his exam results.
duì
zhè
ge
wài
de
jié
guǒ
wěi
yuán
huì
chéng
yuán
dōu
biǎo
shì
chī
jīng
Regarding this unexpected outcome, all committee members expressed surprise.
tīng
dào
zhè
ge
xiāo
men
dōu
gǎn
dào
chī
jīng
We were all surprised to hear this news.
nán
dào
wèi
zhè
ge
jīng
rén
de
xiàn
gǎn
dào
chī
jīng
ma
Aren't you startled by this amazing discovery?
duì
bìng
chī
jīng
yīn
wèi
zǎo
jiù
liào
dào
le
He was not startled by this because he had long anticipated it.
rán
chū
xiàn
zài
miàn
qián
ràng
chī
jīng
She suddenly appeared in front of me, which gave me a big surprise.
chī
jīng
yòu
xīng
fèn
yīn
wèi
shōu
dào
le
mèng
xiǎng
xué
de
tōng
zhī
She was both startled and excited because she received the admission notice from her dream university.