(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

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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