惊 奇

jīngqí

adjectiveHSK 7-9

“To be amazed” in Chinese is 惊奇 (jīngqí).

Meaning

to be amazed
to be surprised
to wonder

Example

他惊奇地看着我。

He looked at me in surprise.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

jīngHSK 411 strokesto startle qíHSK 38 strokesodd (number)

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