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骇人听闻 (hài rén tīng wén): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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骇人听闻

骇人听闻 (hài rén tīng wén): Shocking to hear / Horrifying — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

骇人听闻 consists of 4 characters.

to be astonished or frightened

to listen; hear

Word Info

Pinyinhài rén tīng wén

MeaningShocking to hear / Horrifying

Characters4

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

Syntax—

Word骇人听闻

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3.

How to Use 骇人听闻 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 骇人听闻 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

hài骇

rén人

tīng听

wén闻

neutral

feel shocked

Subject + Predicatewith消息

xiāo消

xi息

hài骇

rén人

tīng听

wén闻

Adjective + Noun

hài骇

rén人

tīng听

wén闻

de的

zuì罪

xíng行

4.

Example Sentences with 骇人听闻

zhè这

qǐ起

àn案

jiàn件

de的

xì细

jié节

zhēn真

neutral

the news is shocking

formal

Written

appalling crime

hài骇

rén人

tīng听

wén闻

de的

shì事

jiàn件

formal

shocking incident

shi是

hài骇

rén人

tīng听

wén闻

。

The details of this case are truly shocking to hear.

zhè这

ge个

gù故

shì事

hěn很

xià吓

rén人

，

zhēn真

shì是

hài骇

rén人

tīng听

wén闻

。

This story is very scary, it's truly shocking.

zhè这

qǐ起

àn案

jiàn件

de的

zuò作

àn案

shǒu手

fǎ法

zhī之

cán残

rěn忍

，

shí实

zài在

hài骇

rén人

tīng听

wén闻

。

The cruelty of the modus operandi in this case is truly horrifying.

nǐ你

tīng听

shuō说

de的

nà那

ge个

chuán传

yán言

，

zhēn真

de的

yǒu有

nà那

me么

hài骇

rén人

tīng听

wén闻

ma吗

？

Is the rumor you heard really that shocking?

xīn新

wén闻

lǐ里

bào报

dào道

de的

fàn犯

zuì罪

shì事

jiàn件

hài骇

rén人

tīng听

wén闻

，

ràng让

rén人

gǎn感

dào到

bù不

ān安

。

The crime reported in the news is shocking and makes people feel uneasy.

tā他

miáo描

shù述

de的

bìng并

fēi非

hài骇

rén人

tīng听

wén闻

de的

zhēn真

xiàng相

，

ér而

shì是

kuā夸

zhāng张

de的

xū虚

gòu构

。

What he described was not a horrifying truth, but an exaggerated fabrication.

zuó昨

wǎn晚

de的

jì纪

lù录

piàn片

jiē揭

lù露

le了

yì一

xiē些

hài骇

rén人

tīng听

wén闻

de的

lì历

shǐ史

nèi内

mù幕

。

Last night's documentary revealed some shocking historical inside stories.

nà那

chǎng场

zāi灾

nàn难

de的

xì细

jié节

hài骇

rén人

tīng听

wén闻

，

yǐn引

qǐ起

le了

quán全

shè社

huì会

de的

guǎng广

fàn泛

guān关

zhù注

。

The details of that disaster are shocking and have drawn widespread attention from the whole society.

zhè这

qǐ起

shì事

gù故

de的

yuán原

yīn因

jì既

fù复

zá杂

yòu又

hài骇

rén人

tīng听

wén闻

，

zhí值

dé得

wǒ我

men们

shēn深

sī思

。

The cause of this accident is both complex and horrifying, which deserves our deep reflection.

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爱人ài renHSK 3
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Words with 听

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好听hǎo tīngHSK 1
听说tīng shuōHSK 3
难听nán tīngHSK 3
听众tīng zhòngHSK 4
听力tīng lìHSK 4
收听shōu tīngHSK 4
打听

Words with 闻

新闻xīn wénHSK 3
见闻jiàn wénHSK 6
闻名wén míngHSK 6
喜闻乐见xǐ wén lè jiànHSK 6
丑闻chǒu wénHSK 7-9
传闻chuán wénHSK 7-9
绯闻fēi wénHSK 7-9

dǎ ting

HSK 5

孤陋寡闻

gū lòu guǎ wén

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