Definition & Meaning

be frightened/startled

Word usage

Words with shou jing

shòu jīng

受 惊

Level:

NHSK 789－3 SW HSK 4

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v.be frightened/startled
- shòu jīng bù xiǎo
  受惊不小
  have a big scare
- shòu jīng de xiǎo niǎo
  受惊的小鸟
  frightened bird
- duì bu qǐ ràng nín shòu jīng le
  对不起，让您受惊了。
  I'm sorry that I scared you.
- zhè mǎ róng yì shòu jīng
  这马容易受惊。
  The horse startles easily.
- shòu jīng ér sǐ
  受惊而死
  pass out from fright
- shòu jīng fā dāi
  受惊发呆
  be stupefied with terror
- tā zhēng dà yǎn jing dài zhe shòu jīng ér yán sù de gǔ guài yǎn shén
  他睁大眼睛，带着受惊而严肃的古怪眼神。
  He widened his eyes in a comical look of surprised seriousness.
- tā xiàng shòu jīng de tù zi shì de tiào le huí qu
  她像受惊的兔子似的跳了回去。
  She jumped back like a startled rabbit.
- tā yīn shòu jīng guò dù ér wú fǎ miáo shù suǒ fā shēng de shì qing
  他因受惊过度而无法描述所发生的事情。
  He was too shocked to give an account of what had happened.
antonym
tǎn rán坦然

Word usage

Separable word
"受" and "惊" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 她因白天受了惊而晚上做噩梦。
  She had nightmares at night because she was frightened during the day.
- 谁也不知道她是怎么受的惊。
  No one knows how she was frightened.
- 她受过几次惊，胆子越来越小了。
  Several shocks had made her less and less daring.

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