Definition
惊诧 means 'surprised' or 'amazed' in a formal, literary register — it's stronger in tone than the everyday 惊讶 or 吃惊. You'll encounter it more in written Chinese (newspapers, essays) than in casual speech.
s.v.
surprisedamazed (literary, formal)
Examples
- 惊诧。Tā duì zhège xiāoxi gǎndào fēicháng jīng chà.He was very amazed at this news.
- ，惊诧。Tīng dào zhège jiéguǒ, dàjiā dōu shífēn jīng chà.Hearing this result, everyone was quite astonished.
- 惊诧。Jìzhě zài cǎifǎng zhōng biǎodá le jīng chà.The journalist expressed amazement during the interview.
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