惊异

驚異

jīngyì

adjective #14,538

Meanings

1 amazed; astonished; astounded

Characters

startled; alarmed

different; strange; extraordinary

Examples

HSK 3

她惊异地看着眼前的一切。

Tā jīngyì de kàn zhe yǎnqián de yīqiè.

She looked at everything before her in amazement.

HSK 3

他的表演让观众感到惊异。

Tā de biǎoyǎn ràng guānzhòng gǎndào jīngyì.

His performance astonished the audience.

Tips

usage

惊异 is more literary than 惊讶 (jīngyà, surprised). 惊异 emphasizes finding something strange or remarkable, while 惊讶 is general surprise. In everyday speech, 惊讶 is far more common.

Stroke Order

惊 jīng

异 yì