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惊叹 (jīng tàn): Exclaim in surprise / Marvel (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
惊 • jīng • to startle, to be frightened
jīng
惊
to startle, to be frightened
叹 • tàn • to sigh, to exclaim
tàn
叹
to sigh, to exclaim
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 惊叹.
Words with
惊
吃惊
chī jīng
to be startled
惊喜
jīng xǐ
nice surprise
惊人
jīng rén
astonishing
惊动
jīng dòng
startle; alarm; shock
惊奇
jīng qí
wonder; be surprised; be amazed
惊讶
jīng yà
surprised; amazed; astonished
震惊
zhèn jīng
shock; amaze; astonish
大吃一惊
dà chī yī jīng
to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled
Words with
叹
叹气
tàn qì
sigh
赞叹
zàn tàn
gasp in admiration; highly praise
感叹
gǎn tàn
Sigh / Exclaim
叹息
tàn xī
sigh
叹为观止
tàn wéi guān zhǐ
to acclaim as the peak of perfection, to gasp in admiration
赞叹不已
zàn tàn bù yǐ
to be full of praise (idiom)
长吁短叹
chángxū duǎn tàn
to sigh deeply; to moan and groan
4.
How to Use 惊叹 in Sentences
Verb + Object
fā
发
chū
出
jīng
惊
tàn
叹
neutral
utter an exclamation of admiration
lìng
令
rén
人
jīng
惊
tàn
叹
neutral
astonishing
Prepositional Phrase + Verb
with
为之
wèi
为
zhī
之
jīng
惊
tàn
叹
Verb + Complement
with
不已
jīng
惊
tàn
叹
bù
不
yǐ
已
5.
Example Sentences with 惊叹
tā
他
kàn
看
jiàn
见
dà
大
xióng
熊
māo
猫
，
formal
Written
be amazed by it
formal
be filled with admiration
jīng
惊
tàn
叹
dì
地
shuō
说
：
“
zhēn
真
kě
可
ài
爱
！
”
He saw the giant panda and exclaimed in amazement, 'So cute!'
dāng
当
hóng
宏
wěi
伟
de
的
gǔ
古
dài
代
jiàn
建
zhù
筑
qún
群
zhǎn
展
xiàn
现
zài
在
yǎn
眼
qián
前
shí
时
，
yóu
游
kè
客
men
们
wú
无
bú
不
wèi
为
zhī
之
jīng
惊
tàn
叹
。
When the magnificent ancient architectural complex appeared before their eyes, all the tourists marveled at it.
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
bú
不
wèi
为
zhè
这
dà
大
zì
自
rán
然
guǐ
鬼
fǔ
斧
shén
神
gōng
工
de
的
jié
杰
zuò
作
gǎn
感
dào
到
jīng
惊
tàn
叹
ma
吗
？
Don't you marvel at this masterpiece of nature's uncanny craftsmanship?
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
kē
科
jì
技
rì
日
xīn
新
yuè
月
yì
异
，
wǒ
我
yī
依
rán
然
jīng
惊
tàn
叹
yú
于
rén
人
lèi
类
wú
无
qióng
穷
de
的
chuàng
创
zào
造
lì
力
。
Despite the rapid advancement of technology, I still marvel at humanity's boundless creativity.
zhè
这
fú
幅
huà
画
de
的
xì
细
jié
节
rú
如
cǐ
此
jīng
精
zhì
致
，
ràng
让
rén
人
bù
不
jīn
禁
wèi
为
zhī
之
jīng
惊
tàn
叹
。
The details in this painting are so exquisite that one can't help but marvel at it.
