# 受惊 (shòujīng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 受惊 (shòujīng) means “to be startled; to be frightened”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be startled; to be frightened
- Pinyin: shòujīng (shou4 jing1)
- Traditional: 受驚
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 小猫受惊后跑开了。
  Xiǎomāo shòujīng hòu pǎokāi le.
  The kitten ran away after being startled.

## Characters

- [受](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-receive-suffer/) (shòu): to receive; to suffer
- [惊](https://hanziro.com/word/jing-startle/) (jīng): to startle; to be scared

https://hanziro.com/word/shou-jing-be-startled/

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