HSK 6 · Emotions

惊讶 jīngyà “surprised” in Chinese

Traditional 驚訝

What 惊讶 means

  1. surprised
  2. astonished
  3. amazed
  4. to surprise
  5. amazing
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • astonishment
  • awe

How to say 惊讶

  • 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 fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale讶yà4th tone, falling

惊讶 in a sentence

  1. 我很惊讶，你竟然不知道他们结婚了。

    Wǒ hěn jīngyà, nǐ jìngrán bù zhīdao tāmen jiéhūn le.

    I’m surprised you didn’t know they’d got married.

    Sentence #2045902 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他的记忆力使我惊讶。

    Tā de jìyìlì shǐ wǒ jīngyà.

    His memory amazes me.

    Sentence #406321 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. “你怎么来了？”他惊讶地问我。

    “Nǐ zěnme lái le?” Tā jīngyà de wèn wǒ.

    “What are you doing here?” he asked me in surprise.

    Sentence #742925 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 惊讶 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 讶 (yà) with each of its parts in a different colour
讶yàastounded
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 牙tooth · yáSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 牙 (yá) hints at the sound. Compare it with yà.

How to write 惊讶

惊 11 strokes · 讶 6 strokes

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

Words related to 惊讶

Words with 惊

吃惊chījīng · to be startled惊动jīngdòng · to disturb惊奇jīngqí · surprised震惊zhènjīng · shocked

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

急功近利jígōngjìnlì · eager for quick results and profit计较jìjiào · to fuss over惊奇jīngqí · surprised警惕jǐngtì · to be vigilant津津有味jīnjīnyǒuwèi · with relish急切jíqiè · eager激情jīqíng · passion寄托jìtuō · to place (hopes) on

FAQs

惊讶 (jīngyà) means “surprised” or “astonished”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jīngyà: jīng with a 1st tone, then yà with a 4th 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, 惊讶 is written 驚訝. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jingya with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 惊讶 from the suggestions. Typing jingya into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
惊讶 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.