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

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