惊愕 (jīng è) — stunned, stupefied, shocked (literary)

Definition

Literary adjective meaning 'stunned, stupefied' — a shocked reaction to an unexpected event, stronger than everyday 惊讶. Reads as formal/written; common in 不已 and 地-constructions.

adjective

stunnedstupefiedshocked (literary)

Examples

，惊愕。
Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, dà jiā dōu jīng è bù yǐ.
Everyone was stunned upon hearing this news.
惊愕，。
Tā jīng è dì zhàn zài fèi xū qián, shuō bù chū huà lái.
He stood stupefied in front of the ruins, unable to speak.
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Guān zhòng men bèi huà zhōng de jǐng xiàng jīng dé mù dèng kǒu dāi.
The audience was stunned by the scene in the painting.