惊叫

驚叫

jīngjiào

verb #22,626

Meanings

1 to cry out in fear
2 to scream in fright
3 to shriek

Characters

to startle; to be frightened

to shout; to call out; to cry

Examples

HSK 6

看到蟑螂，她大声惊叫起来。

Kàndào zhāngláng, tā dàshēng jīngjiào qǐlái.

She screamed loudly when she saw the cockroach.

HSK 7-9

孩子们在鬼屋里不断惊叫。

Háizimen zài guǐwū lǐ búduàn jīngjiào.

The children kept screaming in the haunted house.

Stroke Order

惊 jīng

叫 jiào