诧 (chà) — (bound morpheme) surprised, amazed
Definition
诧 (chà) only appears as a bound morpheme — it never stands alone. It always combines with 异 (yì) to form 诧异 ('surprised/amazed'), as in 感到诧异.
bound form
(bound morpheme) surprisedamazed
Easily confused
- 宅zháilook-alike(bound form) residence, house (used in compound words such as 住宅, 宅子)
- 差chàsound-alike(adjective) poor, inferior, not up to standard
- 刹chàsound-alike(bound morpheme) used in 刹那 (chànà, 'instant')
- 岔chàsound-alike(noun) fork in the road, bifurcation, branch (of a road, river, mountain range)
Examples
- ，。Tā tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi hòu, gǎn dào shí fēn chà yì.After hearing this news, he felt very surprised.
- 。Zhòng rén duì tā de jué dìng dōu biǎo shì chà yì.Everyone expressed surprise at his decision.
- 。Tā de tū rán chū xiàn ràng dà jiā pō wéi jīng chà.Her sudden appearance left everyone rather astonished.
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