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to shock / to astonish
HSK 5
to be startled / to be shocked / to be amazed
HSK 4
to rouse / to be woken by sth / to wake with a start / to sleep lightly
HSK 7-9
to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
HSK 7-9
very impressed; stunned; amazed / to astonish; to impress greatly
astonishing
HSK 6
to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful! / amazing!
techno-thriller novel
nice surprise / to be pleasantly surprised
HSK 6
startled horse
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  *惊* | 惊* | *惊
to startle / to be frightened / to be scared / alarm
HSK 7-9
(idiom) world-shaking
HSK 7-9
perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful
HSK 7-9
universally shocking / to offend the whole of society
to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
to shock the whole world
to panic / to be alarmed
HSK 7-9
to be amazed / to be surprised / to wonder
HSK 7-9
amazed / astonished / to surprise / amazing / astonishment / awe
HSK 7-9
to go pale in panic (idiom)
to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
HSK 7-9
staggering / shocking / frightened
horror (movie) / thriller
to tremble with fear (idiom) / scared witless
(idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking
HSK 7-9
lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear / scared witless
to alarm / to agitate
(cinema) thriller
startled
HSK 7-9
Jingzhe or Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th March
lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
HSK 7-9
to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)
to be surprised / to be amazed / to be stunned
HSK 7-9
to exclaim in admiration / a gasp of surprise
HSK 7-9
raging waves / stormy waves
to shy (away); to give a start
to alarm / to startle / to disturb
exclamation mark ! (punct.)
perilous situation
to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others
convulsed with fear (idiom)
to be shocked / to be appalled / to be terrified
fearful / apprehensive
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
to turn pale with fright (idiom)
pleasantly surprised like mad (idiom); capering madly with joy / to express boundless pleasure
alarmed / frightened
to faint from fear / (medicine) convulsions
sudden clap of thunder / fig. surprising turn of events
to cry out in fear
to be alarmed / to be frightened
panic-stricken
to give a start / to startle (an animal etc)
panic-stricken
cowardly and panicking
earth-shattering / breakthrough / remarkable and original work
surprised and admiring / to appreciate with surprise
frightening / frightened (idiom)
false alarm / panic rumor / CL: 場|场
in a panicked state / frightened
to cry out in alarm or surprise
to marvel
unexpected / staggering (news etc)
to be more scared than hurt (idiom) / to get through a daunting experience without mishap
stupefied; stunned
bewildered
frightened / flustered
to realize suddenly / to wake up with a start
to exclaim in astonishment
amazed
to alarm everyone / to scandalize the public
to marvel at
horror (genre) / to tremble in fear
with great alarm
to come to oneself with a start / to realize at a jolt
(Internet slang) stupefied / stunned
to be alarmed / to be terrified
lit. one scare after another in a single night (idiom) / fig. to live in fear
night terror / sleep terror
(idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious
to frighten / to horrify / to terrify
to alarm everyone / to scandalize the public
astonishing
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
runaway carriage (caused by the harnessed animal bolting in fright)
lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
shaking in fear / one's heart palpitating with fear
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
to have just recovered from a shock
lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight
HSK 7-9
Phobetor (genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur)
stunned and anxious

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