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.
- 。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.
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