惊讶

jīng yà · jing ya

Traditional 驚訝

Meaning

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  1. amazed
  2. astonished
  3. to surprise
  4. amazing
  5. astonishment
  6. awe

In a sentence

2 examples
01

听(tīng)到(dào)这(zhè)个(gè)消(xiāo)息(xi),她(tā)惊(jīng)讶(yà)得(de)说(shuō)不(bu)出(chū)话(huà)来(lái)。

Hearing this news, she was so surprised that she couldn't speak.

02

让(ràng)我(wǒ)惊(jīng)讶(yà)的(de)是(shì),他(tā)竟(jìng)然(rán)会(huì)做(zuò)中(zhōng)国(guó)菜(cài)。

What surprised me is that he can actually cook Chinese food.

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