# 骇人听闻 (hàiréntīngwén)

In Mandarin Chinese, 骇人听闻 (hàiréntīngwén) means “utterly shocking and appalling”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: utterly shocking and appalling
- Pinyin: hàiréntīngwén (hai4 ren2 ting1 wen2)
- Traditional: 駭人聽聞
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这个消息真是骇人听闻。
  Zhège xiāoxi zhēn shì hàiréntīngwén.
  This news is truly shocking.

## Characters

- 骇 (hài): to astonish; to startle
- [人](https://hanziro.com/word/ren-person/) (rén): person; people
- [听](https://hanziro.com/word/ting-listen/) (tīng): to listen; to hear
- [闻](https://hanziro.com/word/wen-hear/) (wén): to hear; news

https://hanziro.com/word/hai-ren-ting-wen-utterly-shocking-and/

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