Definition & Meaning

shocking; appalling; horrifying; terrifying

Word usage

hài rén tīng wén

骇 人 听 闻

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IP L5 NHSK 789－1 Yu Wen 7

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derogshocking; appalling; horrifying; terrifying
- yī tiáo hài rén tīng wén de xiāo xi
  一条骇人听闻的消息
  a shocking news
- hài rén tīng wén de bào xíng
  骇人听闻的暴行
  astounding atrocities
- zhè shì duì wǒ men hài rén tīng wén de fěi bàng
  这是对我们骇人听闻的诽谤。
  This is an appalling slander against us.
- zhè xiē dà lüè de tǒng jì shù zì què yǎn gài le cái fù fēn pèi fāng miàn hài rén tīng wén de xuán shū chā bié
  这些大略的统计数字却掩盖了财富分配方面骇人听闻的悬殊差别。
  These broad statistics mask appalling disparities in the distribution of wealth.
synonym
sǒng rén tīng wén耸人听闻 hài rén wén jiàn骇人闻见 hài rén shì tīng骇人视听

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Note
"骇人听闻" is different from "耸人听闻". The content referred to by "骇人听闻" is usually true and credible; the content referred to by "耸人听闻" is exaggerated or even deliberately fabricated.

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