jīng

frighten, surprise, startle

HSK 4 #659

DEFINITIONS

惊 jīng
  • to startle
  • to be frightened
  • to be scared
  • alarm

STROKES

WORDS

失色 dà jīng shī sè to turn pale with fright (idiom)
石破天 shí pò tiān jīng earth-shattering; breakthrough; remarkable and original work
恐万状 jīng kǒng wàn zhuàng convulsed with fear (idiom)
悉 jīng xī to be shocked to learn
悸 jīng jì shaking in fear; one's heart palpitating with fear
涛 jīng tāo raging waves; stormy waves
一夕数 yī xī shù jīng one scare after another (idiom); in a constant state of tension
一乍 yī jīng yī zhà frightened; flustered
二刻拍案奇 èr kè pāi àn jīng qí Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]
令人吃 lìng rén chī jīng to shock; to amaze
chū jīng see 吃驚|吃惊[chi1 jing1]
初刻拍案奇 chū kè pāi àn jīng qí Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]
动魄心 dòng pò jīng xīn shaking one to the core (idiom); extremely disturbing; shattering; hair-raising
kě jīng astonishing
yè jīng night terror; sleep terror
dà jīng with great alarm
石破 tiān jīng shí pò see 石破天驚|石破天惊[shi2 po4 tian1 jing1]
平生不做亏心事,半夜敲门心不 píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.; Rest with a clear conscience.
徒自扰 tú zì jīng rǎo to alarm oneself unnecessarily (idiom)
怵目心 chù mù jīng xīn lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly sight; also written 觸目驚心|触目惊心
拍案奇 pāi àn jīng qí to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!; amazing!
科技悚 kē jì jīng sǒng techno-thriller (novel); science fiction thriller
科技悚小说 kē jì jīng sǒng xiǎo shuō techno-thriller novel; science fiction thriller
胆颤心 dǎn chàn xīn jīng panic-stricken
心颤 dǎn jīng xīn chàn see 心驚膽戰|心惊胆战[xin1 jing1 dan3 zhan4]