骇人听闻 hài rén tīng wén

shocking; horrifying; terrible

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 20349th word

Definitions

  1. 1. shocking
  2. 2. horrifying
  3. 3. terrible
  4. 4. atrocious

Characters

Character Meaning
骇 hài
to startle; to astonish; to hack (computing, loanword)
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
听 tīng HSK 1
to listen; to hear; to obey
闻 wén HSK 3
to hear; to smell; news