惊 (jīng) means Surprise (startle - alarm - scared). Below are 13 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他吃 惊 地看着我。
Tā chī jīng de kàn zhe wǒ.
He looked at me in astonishment.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 吃惊
他 惊 讶得张大了嘴。
Tā jīngyà de zhāng dà le zuǐ.
He was so astonished his mouth fell open.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 惊讶
这个结果让人震 惊 。
Zhège jiéguǒ ràng rén zhènjīng.
This result is shocking.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 震惊
听到这个消息我很吃 惊 。
Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi wǒ hěn chī jīng.
I was very surprised to hear this news.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 吃惊
小声点，别 惊 动了孩子。
Xiǎoshēng diǎn, bié jīngdòng le háizi.
Keep your voice down and don't disturb the child.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 惊动
这点小事不必 惊 动领导。
Zhè diǎn xiǎoshì búbì jīngdòng lǐngdǎo.
There is no need to trouble the boss over such a small thing.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 惊动
消息传出后，全场震 惊 。
Xiāoxi chuán chū hòu, quánchǎng zhènjīng.
When the news got out the whole room was stunned.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 震惊
他 惊 奇地发现门是开着的。
Tā jīngqí de fāxiàn mén shì kāizhe de.
To his surprise he found the door open.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 惊奇
孩子对世界总是充满 惊 奇。
Háizi duì shìjiè zǒngshì chōngmǎn jīngqí.
Children are always full of wonder at the world.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 惊奇
这次比赛他的表现让人 惊 讶。
Zhè cì bǐsài tā de biǎoxiàn ràng rén jīngyà.
His performance in this match was surprising.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 表现
听到这个数字，我非常 惊 讶。
Tīngdào zhège shùzì, wǒ fēicháng jīngyà.
I was astonished to hear this figure.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 惊讶
他们很快制服了那只受 惊 的马。
Tāmen hěn kuài zhìfú le nà zhī shòujīng de mǎ.
They soon brought the startled horse under control.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 制服
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From the graded readers
现在几乎没有人写信了，所以我很吃 惊 。
xiànzài jīhū méiyǒu rén xiěxìn le / liǎo / liào, suǒyǐ wǒ hěn chījīng.
Almost nobody writes letters now, so I was surprised.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · A Letter From Grandmother
Words that contain 惊
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 惊
How is 惊 used in a sentence?
This page shows 13 sentences using 惊 (jīng, "Surprise (startle - alarm - scared)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 惊 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 惊 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 惊?
The dictionary page for 惊 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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