# 惊讶 (jīngyà)

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

- Meaning: surprised; astonished
- Pinyin: jīngyà (jing1 ya4)
- Traditional: 驚訝
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 听到这个消息，大家都很惊讶。
  Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, dàjiā dōu hěn jīngyà.
  Hearing this news, everyone felt very surprised.

## Characters

- [惊](https://hanziro.com/word/jing-startle/) (jīng): to startle; to be scared
- 讶 (yà): astounded

https://hanziro.com/word/jing-ya-surprised/

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