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HSK
(idiom) world-shaking
HSK 7-9
to shock / to astonish
HSK 5
to be startled / to be shocked / to be amazed
HSK 4
runaway carriage (caused by the harnessed animal bolting in fright)
to exclaim in admiration / a gasp of surprise
HSK 7-9
perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful
HSK 7-9
astonishing
HSK 6
infantile convulsion (illness affecting children esp. under the age of five, marked by muscular spasms)
panic-stricken
Jingzhe or Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th March
nice surprise / to be pleasantly surprised
HSK 6
to panic / to be alarmed
HSK 7-9
to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
HSK 7-9
lit. to be astonished as if beholding a heavenly being (idiom) / fig. to be astounded by sb's or sth's extraordinary beauty or excellence
(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
HSK 7-9
to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
HSK 7-9
shaking in fear / one's heart palpitating with fear
to alarm / to agitate
stunned and anxious
startled
HSK 7-9
to turn pale with fright (idiom)
to tremble with fear (idiom) / scared witless
lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight
HSK 7-9
lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others
to shock / to amaze
to quake in fear
to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful! / amazing!
to be amazed / to be surprised / to wonder
HSK 7-9
techno-thriller (novel) / science fiction thriller
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
universally shocking / to offend the whole of society
to realize suddenly / to wake up with a start
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to startle / to be frightened / to be scared / alarm
HSK 7-9
to rouse / to be woken by sth / to wake with a start / to sleep lightly
HSK 7-9
to be surprised / to be amazed / to be stunned
HSK 7-9
(idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking
HSK 7-9
lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
exclamation mark ! (punct.)
lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
to have just recovered from a shock
horror (movie) / thriller
to go pale in panic (idiom)
(Internet slang) stupefied / stunned
perilous situation
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
astonishing
to appear unexpectedly
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
pleasantly surprised like mad (idiom); capering madly with joy / to express boundless pleasure
bewildered
lit. one scare after another in a single night (idiom) / fig. to live in fear
to frighten one another
to shock the whole world
stupefied; stunned
earth-shattering / breakthrough / remarkable and original work
amazed / astonished / to surprise / amazing / astonishment / awe
HSK 7-9
lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear / scared witless
convulsed with fear (idiom)
overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
fearful / apprehensive
frightening / frightened (idiom)
to marvel at
surprised and admiring / to appreciate with surprise
to give a start / to startle (an animal etc)
techno-thriller novel
to shy (away); to give a start
raging waves / stormy waves
unexpected / staggering (news etc)
very impressed; stunned; amazed / to astonish; to impress greatly
to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
to exclaim in astonishment
to frighten / to horrify / to terrify
to be alarmed / to be alert
night terror / sleep terror
to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
with great alarm
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night. / Rest with a clear conscience.
to be alarmed / to be frightened
to make a remark that startles everyone present (idiom) / (of a remark) startling
in a panicked state / frightened
(idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious
to be more scared than hurt (idiom) / to get through a daunting experience without mishap
to faint from fear / (medicine) convulsions
to cry out in fear
to alarm everyone / to scandalize the public
to come to oneself with a start / to realize at a jolt
to marvel
Phobetor (genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur)
frightened / flustered
puzzled / surprised and nonplussed
to scare a bird into flight
amazed
startled horse
to alarm / to startle / to disturb

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