吃惊 chī jīng
“to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed”
adjectiveHSK 4 · 2021 list level 4Traditional 吃驚
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
吃惊 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1084: 吃惊 chījīng — Level 4; official annotation 4 (动). PDF page 107
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 吃惊
吃惊 is a verb meaning to be startled, shocked, or amazed by something unexpected. It behaves like a psychological-state predicate and can be modified by 很/非常 (as in 我很吃惊); common patterns include 让/使…吃惊, 对…感到吃惊, 令人吃惊, and 吃惊的是…. It does not take an object directly.
例句Example sentences
- 听到这个消息，我很吃惊。tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, wǒ hěn chī jīng.I was very surprised to hear this news.
- 他这么早来，大家都很吃惊。tā zhè me zǎo lái, dà jiā dōu hěn chī jīng.Everyone was surprised that he came so early.
- 让我吃惊的是，他一句汉语也不会说。ràng wǒ chī jīng de shì, tā yí jù hàn yǔ yě bú huì shuō.What surprised me was that he couldn't speak a word of Chinese.