Definition
惊魂 is a literary noun meaning 'a frightened soul' or 'a state of shock and terror'. It's almost always used in fixed phrases like 惊魂未定 (still shaken from a fright) or 惊魂甫定 (just recovered from a scare). It describes the lingering psychological aftermath of a terrifying event, not the fear itself.
n.
state of shock or terrorfrightened soul (literary)
Examples
- ，，。Shìgù zhīhòu, tā jīng hún wèi dìng, yìzhí bù shuōhuà.After the accident, he was still shaken and didn't speak.
- 惊魂，。jīng hún yíkè, tā chàdiǎn cóng xuányá shàng diào xiàqù.In that moment of terror, he nearly fell off the cliff.
- ，惊魂，。Zhídào huí dào jiālǐ, tā cái jīng hún fǔ dìng, mànmàn huǎn guòlái.Only after returning home did he slowly recover from the shock.
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