# 震惊 (zhènjīng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 震惊 (zhènjīng) means “to shock; to astonish”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to shock; to astonish
- Pinyin: zhènjīng (zhen4 jing1)
- Traditional: 震驚
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这个消息让大家感到震惊。
  Zhège xiāoxi ràng dàjiā gǎndào zhènjīng.
  This news shocked everyone.

## Characters

- [震](https://hanziro.com/word/zhen-shake/) (zhèn): to shake; to vibrate
- [惊](https://hanziro.com/word/jing-startle/) (jīng): to startle; to be scared

https://hanziro.com/word/zhen-jing-shock/

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