HSK 6 · Emotions

惊奇 jīngqí “surprised” in Chinese

Traditional 驚奇

What 惊奇 means

  1. surprised
  2. amazed
  3. to be amazed
  4. to be surprised
  5. to wonder

How to say 惊奇

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale惊jīng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale奇qí2nd tone, rising

惊奇 in a sentence

  1. 他惊奇地看着我。

    Tā jīngqí de kàn zhe wǒ.

    He looked at me in surprise.

    Sentence #608123 from Tatoeba

  2. 日本充满惊奇。

    Rìběn chōngmǎn jīngqí.

    Japan is full of surprises.

    Sentence #348906 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 感到惊讶、感到惊奇就是明白的开始。

    Gǎndào jīngyà, gǎndào jīngqí jiùshì míngbai de kāishǐ.

    To feel surprise and wonder is the beginning of understanding.

    Sentence #63 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 惊奇 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 惊 (jīng) with each of its parts in a different colour
惊jīngto startle
  • 忄heart form of 心 · xīnMeaning part
  • 京capital city · jīngSound part

忄 hints at the meaning (heart); 京 (jīng) hints at the sound. Compare it with jīng.

The character 奇 (qí) with each of its parts in a different colour
奇qístrange
  • 大big · dà
  • 可may · kě

How to write 惊奇

惊 11 strokes · 奇 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

惊奇 (jīngqí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 惊奇 (jīngqí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 惊奇

Words with 惊

吃惊chījīng · to be startled惊动jīngdòng · to disturb惊讶jīngyà · surprised震惊zhènjīng · shocked

Words with 奇

奇怪qíguài · strange好奇hàoqí · inquisitive奇迹qíjì · miracle奇妙qímiào · wonderful神奇shénqí · magical

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

焦急jiāojí · anxious嫉妒jídù · to be jealous of急功近利jígōngjìnlì · eager for quick results and profit计较jìjiào · to fuss over警惕jǐngtì · to be vigilant惊讶jīngyà · surprised津津有味jīnjīnyǒuwèi · with relish急切jíqiè · eager

FAQs

惊奇 (jīngqí) means “surprised” or “amazed”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jīngqí: jīng with a 1st tone, then qí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 惊奇 is written 驚奇. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jingqi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 惊奇 from the suggestions. Typing jingqi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
惊奇 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.