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Meaning of 惊

Pinyin jīng

Radical

忄

Strokes

Definition

to start / to be frightened / to be scared / alarm

Usage

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惊 jīng 1. 骡马等因为害怕而狂奔起来不受控制。 (When mules or horses run wildly and out of control due to fear.) 2. 害怕，精神受了突然刺激而紧张不安。 (Fear; mental agitation due to sudden stimuli causing tension and unease.) 3. 震动。 (Vibration; shaking.) 4. 出人意料的。 (Unexpected; surprising.) 5. 驚 jīng (Basic meaning: the horse be frightened.) 6. 【造字法】:形声。从马，敬声。 (Character formation: a phono-semantic compound composed of the radical for horse and the sound element.) 7. 同本义 ([En.] the horse be frightened) 8. 惊动;震惊 ([En.] alarm; disturb; start; be startled) 9. 动 ([En.] move) 10. 惊慌，恐惧 ([En.] alarmed; scared; fear) 11. 惊讶;惊奇 ([En.] surprised; amazed) 12. 纷乱 ([En.] helter-skelter)

惊呆 jīng dāi

stupefied / stunned

惊呼 jīng hū

to cry out in alarm or surprise

惊叹 jīng tàn

to exclaim in admiration / a gasp of surprise

吃惊 chī jīng

to be startled / to be shocked / to be amazed

大吃一惊 dà chī yī jīng

to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled / gobsmacked

惊吓 jīng xià

to frighten / to horrify / to terrify

惊厥 jīng jué

to faint from fear / (medicine) convulsions

又惊又喜 yòu jīng yòu xǐ

be surprised and pleased / be both surprised and delighted

惊叫 jīng jiào

to cry out in fear

惊喜 jīng xǐ

nice surprise / to be pleasantly surprised

惊奇 jīng qí

to be amazed / to be surprised / to wonder

受宠若惊 shòu chǒng ruò jīng

overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)

宠辱不惊 chǒng rǔ bù jīng

remain indifferent whether granted favours or subjected to humiliation

惊人 jīng rén

astonishing

惊异 jīng yì

amazed

惊弓之鸟 jīng gōng zhī niǎo

lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences

担惊受怕 dān jīng shòu pà

to feel apprehensive / to be alarmed

惊怖 jīng bù

to surprise

大惊小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài

to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

惊恐 jīng kǒng

to be alarmed / to be frightened

惊悉 jīng xī

to be shocked to learn

惊悚 jīng sǒng

horror (movie) / thriller

惊悸 jīng jì

shaking in fear / one's heart palpitating with fear

惊讶 jīng yà

amazed / astonished / to surprise / amazing / astonishment / awe

震惊 zhèn jīng

to shock / to astonish

惊醒 jīng xǐng

to rouse / to be woken by sth / to wake with a start / to sleep lightly

惊动 jīng dòng

to alarm / to startle / to disturb

惊慌 jīng huāng

to panic / to be alarmed

心惊 xīn jīng

fearful / apprehensive

惊惶 jīng huáng

panic-stricken

惊心动魄 jīng xīn dòng pò

shaking one to the core / extremely disturbing / hair-raising (idiom)

惊疑 jīng yí

bewildered

惊惧 jīng jù

to be alarmed / to be terrified

惊惶失措 jīng huáng shī cuò

see 驚慌失措|惊慌失措[jing1 huang1 shi1 cuo4]

惊愕 jīng è

to stun / to shock and amaze / stupefied / astonishment

惊慌失措 jīng huāng shī cuò

to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)

惊扰 jīng rǎo

to alarm / to agitate

惊世骇俗 jīng shì hài sú

universally shocking / to offend the whole of society

惊天地泣鬼神 jīng tiān dì qì guǐ shén

Shocking Weeping

惊涛骇浪 jīng tāo hài làng

perilous situation

惊涛 jīng tāo

raging waves / stormy waves

波澜不惊 bō lán bù jīng

tranquil / calm

惊羡 jīng xiàn

to marvel at

胆战心惊 dǎn zhàn xīn jīng

to tremble with fear (idiom) / scared witless

心惊胆战 xīn jīng dǎn zhàn

lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear / scared witless

打草惊蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé

lit. beat the grass to scare the snake / to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others (idiom)

惊蛰 Jīng zhé

Jingzhe or Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th March

触目惊心 chù mù jīng xīn

lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight

惊诧 jīng chà

to be surprised / to be amazed / to be stunned

惊诧不已 jīng chà bù yǐ

Amazed

心惊肉跳 xīn jīng ròu tiào

lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster

惊险 jīng xiǎn

thrilling / a thriller

心惊胆颤 xīn jīng dǎn chàn

see 心驚膽戰|心惊胆战[xin1 jing1 dan3 zhan4]

胆颤心惊 dǎn chàn xīn jīng

panic-stricken

惊骇 jīng hài

to be shocked / to be appalled / to be terrified

惊魂 jīng hún

in a panicked state / frightened

惊魂未定 jīng hún wèi dìng

be still suffering from the shock / have hardly recovered from a recent shock / not yet recovered from a fright / still badly shaken

惊鸿 jīng hóng

graceful (esp. of female posture) / lithe