诧异 (chà yì) — astonished, flabbergasted
Definition
诧异 focuses on the bewildered, 'what just happened?' reaction to something unexpected. Among the 惊- family, it is more puzzled than 震惊 (shocked) and more bewildered than 惊喜 (pleasantly surprised).
adjective
astonishedflabbergasted
Examples
- ，诧异。Kàn dào zhè yàng de jié guǒ, dà jiā dōu hěn chà yì.Everyone was astonished to see such a result.
- 诧异，。Tā chà yì dì wàng zhe wǒ, shuō bù chū huà lái.She stared at me in astonishment, unable to speak.
- 诧异。Tā de tū rán chū xiàn ràng wǒ gǎn dào shí fēn chà yì.His sudden appearance made me feel extremely astonished.
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