# 吃惊 (chījīng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 吃惊 (chījīng) means “to be shocked, startled”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be shocked, startled
- Pinyin: chījīng (chi1 jing1)
- Traditional: 吃驚
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 大家听到这个消息都很吃惊。
  Dàjiā tīngdào zhège xiāoxi dōu hěn chījīng.
  Everyone was shocked to hear the news.

## Characters

- [吃](https://hanziro.com/word/chi-eat/) (chī): to eat
- [惊](https://hanziro.com/word/jing-startle/) (jīng): to startle; to be scared

https://hanziro.com/word/chi-jing-be-shocked-startled/

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