震惊

震驚

zhènjīng

verb HSK 5 #2,915

Meanings

1 to shock
2 to astonish
3 to stun

Characters

to shake/vibrate

to startle/alarm

Examples

这个消息震惊了全世界。

Zhège xiāoxi zhènjīng le quán shìjiè.

This news shocked the whole world.

我被他的表现震惊了。

Wǒ bèi tā de biǎoxiàn zhènjīng le.

I was astonished by his performance.

大家都感到非常震惊。

Dàjiā dōu gǎndào fēicháng zhènjīng.

Everyone felt extremely shocked.

Tips

grammar

Can be used as both a verb (震惊了全世界) and an adjective (感到震惊).

culture

震惊 is heavily used in clickbait headlines in Chinese internet culture, similar to 'SHOCKING!' in English.

Stroke Order

震 zhèn

惊 jīng