惊魂

驚魂

jīnghún

noun #25,482

Meanings

1 frightened soul
2 terrified state
3 shock (from a fright)

Characters

startle, frighten

Examples

经历了那场车祸，他还没从惊魂中恢复过来。

Jīnglì le nàchǎng chēhuò, tā hái méi cóng jīnghún zhōng huīfù guòlái.

Having experienced that car accident, he has not yet recovered from the shock.

电影里那一幕真的让观众惊魂未定。

Diànyǐng lǐ nà yī mù zhēnde ràng guānzhòng jīnghúnwèidìng.

That scene in the movie truly left the audience shaken.

她惊魂未定，手还在不停地颤抖。

Tā jīnghúnwèidìng, shǒu hái zài bùtíng de chàndǒu.

Still terrified, her hands kept trembling.

Tips

usage

惊魂 most commonly appears in the fixed phrases 惊魂未定 (still shaken/terrified) and 惊魂一刻 (a terrifying moment). Standalone it means the frightened state of one's soul.

Stroke Order

惊 jīng

魂 hún