# 惊奇 (jīngqí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 惊奇 (jīngqí) means “amazed; surprised”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: amazed; surprised
- Pinyin: jīngqí (jing1 qi2)
- Traditional: 驚奇
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 孩子惊奇地发现了一只蝴蝶。
  Háizi jīngqí de fāxiànle yì zhī húdié.
  To his surprise, the child found a butterfly.

## Characters

- [惊](https://hanziro.com/word/jing-startle/) (jīng): to startle; to be scared
- 奇 (qí): strange; odd

https://hanziro.com/word/jing-qi-amazed/

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