愕然

èrán
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 stunned; astonished

Examples

HSK 5
Tīngdào tā yào cízhí de xiāoxi, dàjiā dōu èrán.
Everyone was stunned to hear he was resigning.
HSK 6
Tā èrán de wàng zhe wǒ, hǎoxiàng bù xiāngxìn zìjǐ de ěrduo.
She stared at me in astonishment, as if she couldn't believe her ears.

Tips

usage
A written word for the blank shock of the unexpected, often 一脸愕然 'a look of astonishment'. In speech people say 愣住了 'froze' or 吓了一跳 'got a fright'; 惊讶 is the neutral 'surprised'.

Stroke Order

愕 è
然 rán