惊动

驚動

jīngdòng

verb #15,798

Meanings

1 to alarm
2 to startle
3 to disturb
4 to alert

Characters

to startle; to alarm

to move; to stir

Examples

别惊动了邻居。

Bié jīngdòng le línjū.

Don't disturb the neighbors.

这件事已经惊动了上级领导。

Zhè jiàn shì yǐjīng jīngdòng le shàngjí lǐngdǎo.

This matter has already alerted the higher-ups.

Tips

usage

惊动 implies causing alarm or unwanted attention. 惊动了警察 (alerted the police), 惊动了上面 (caught the attention of those above) — it suggests the disturbance has consequences.

Stroke Order

惊 jīng

动 dòng