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The Chinese word chijing - 吃惊 - chījīng
(to be amazed in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
chījīng
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English translations
to be amazed,
to be shocked, to be startled
Chinese characters:
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吃惊 ( chijing / chījīng ) in traditional characters
吃驚
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 吃惊 ( chijing / chījīng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Tingdao zhege xiaoxi, dajia dou hen chijing.
Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, dàjiā dōu hěn chījīng.– English translation: Everyone was very surprised by the news.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
also: to suffer | surprise
吃惊 ( chijing / chījīng ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 827)
吃惊 ( chijing / chījīng ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 827)
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