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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.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

诧chàastonish
异yìsurprise

Both 诧 and 异 convey surprise, so together they mean astonished.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 異; 异 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 異 depicts a person with a mask 田 over the face, so the face looks different. The simplified 异 is a later shorthand.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Emotions & Feelings

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