HSK 6 · Emotions

震惊 zhènjīng “shocked” in Chinese

Traditional 震驚

What 震惊 means

  1. shocked
  2. to shock
  3. to astonish

How to say 震惊

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale震zhèn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale惊jīng1st tone, high and level

震惊 in a sentence

  1. 我们都很震惊。

    Wǒmen dōu hěn zhènjīng.

    We were all very shocked.

    Sentence #9969241 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 这让我感到震惊！

    Zhè ràng wǒ gǎndào zhènjīng!

    This shocked me!

    Sentence #651174 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 他们震惊了。

    Tāmen zhènjīng le.

    They were shocked.

    Sentence #7769293 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 震惊 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 震 (zhèn) with each of its parts in a different colour
震zhènto shake
  • 雨rain · yǔMeaning part
  • 辰morning · chénSound part

雨 hints at the meaning (rain); 辰 (chén) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhèn.

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.

How to write 震惊

震 15 strokes · 惊 11 strokes

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

Words related to 震惊

Words with 震

地震dìzhèn · earthquake震撼zhènhàn · to shock

Words with 惊

吃惊chījīng · to be startled惊动jīngdòng · to disturb惊奇jīngqí · surprised惊讶jīngyà · surprised

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

着迷zháomí · to be fascinated振奋zhènfèn · to inspire争气zhēngqì · to try hard not to disappoint震撼zhènhàn · to shock志气zhìqì · aspiration指望zhǐwàng · to count on知足常乐zhīzúchánglè · contentment brings happiness自卑zìbēi · to feel inferior

FAQs

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