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惊喜

驚喜
jīngxǐ
noun HSK 5 #1,351

Meanings

  1. 1 pleasant surprise
  2. 2 to be pleasantly surprised

Characters

惊
jīng
to startle; surprise
喜
xǐ
happy; joy; delight
A startling delight - a pleasant surprise.

Examples

HSK 2
他给了她一个生日惊喜。
Tā gěi le tā yígè shēngrì jīngxǐ.
He gave her a birthday surprise.
HSK 5
看到老朋友，她又惊又喜。
Kàndào lǎopéngyou, tā yòu jīng yòu xǐ.
Seeing her old friend, she was both surprised and delighted.
HSK 7-9
这真是一个大惊喜！
Zhè zhēnshì yígè dà jīngxǐ!
This is really a big surprise!

Tips

usage
惊喜 can be a noun (a surprise) or an adjective (pleasantly surprised). 又惊又喜 (yòu jīng yòu xǐ) breaks it apart for emphasis: 'both startled and delighted.'

Stroke Order

惊 jīng
喜 xǐ