惊艳

驚艷

jīngyàn

adjective

Meanings

1 stunning
2 dazzling
3 to wow; to amaze

Characters

to startle; amaze

gorgeous; beautiful

Examples

HSK 4

这里的风景让我很惊艳。

Zhèli de fēngjǐng ràng wǒ hěn jīngyàn.

The scenery here really wowed me.

HSK 7-9

她在比赛中惊艳了所有评委。

Tā zài bǐsài zhōng jīngyàn le suǒyǒu píngwěi.

She wowed all the judges in the competition.

Tips

usage

First 'struck by someone's beauty', now a favorite word of reviews and social media for anything that wows: a dish, a voice, a debut film. It works as an adjective, 很惊艳, and in newer use also takes an object: 惊艳了全场, 'wowed the whole room'.

Stroke Order

惊 jīng

艳 yàn