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惊 (驚)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

惊 [jīng]
  1. 1. verb [紧张] start
  2. 2. verb [惊动] startle
    打草惊蛇
    alert the enemy

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

惊 [jīng]
  1. 1. verb start; be frightened
    听到大坝出现险情，她心里一惊。
    She started at the news that the dyke was in danger.
    惊呆了
    be stupefied
    他先是一惊，随后恢复了平静。
    大象受惊了，拼命地狂奔。
  2. 2. verb surprise; shock; alarm
    惊动
    alarm; alert; disturb
  3. 3. verb shy; stampede
    马惊了。
    The horse shied.
    大雷雨惊了牛群。
    The thunderstorm stampeded the cattle.
    他早已成了惊弓之鸟。
    风云突变，惊起池中蛟龙。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

惊 [jīng]
  1. 1. 动 骡、马因受到突然的刺激而狂奔不止
    马惊了。
  2. 2. 动 由于受到突然的刺激而精神紧张或恐惧不安
    惊呆了
    胆战心惊
    惊慌
    受惊。
  3. 3. 动 使受惊;惊动
    惊天动地
    打草惊蛇
    一鸣惊人
    惊扰。
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Examples

大雷雨惊了牛群。
The thunderstorm stampeded the cattle. → 惊
牲口一眼离就惊了。
The animal shied the moment it began to see things. → 眼离
舞台上女星一“露”惊四座。 → 四座
惊闻恶耗, 我心情十分沉痛。
On hearing the bad news, I sank into deep grief. → 凶讯
听了那个消息，他惊得目瞪口呆。
He was dumbstruck at the news. → 目瞪口呆
The horse shied when it heard the gun shot.
那匹马听到枪响后，惊得直往后退。 → shy

Character Decomposition

忄
[xīn]		 + 京
[jīng]

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