surprised; astonished; puzzled
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
to feel surprised; to find strange; to be astonished
neutralDescribes a feeling of mild to strong surprise, often upon encountering something unexpected or puzzling. Common in both written and spoken language.
Tīng听
le了
zhè这
tú突
rán如
qí其
lái来
de的
xiāo消
xi息
，
wǒ我
men们
dōu都
shí十
fēn分
chà诧
yì异
。
Upon hearing this sudden news, we were all quite astonished.
Tā他
jū居
rán然
huì会
shuō说
chū出
zhè这
yàng样
de的
huà话
，
wǒ我
chà诧
yì异
jí极
le了
。
I was utterly astonished that he could say such a thing.
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Kàn看
dào到
huā花
yuán园
lǐ里
chū出
xiàn现
yì一
zhī只
kǒng孔
què雀
，
hái孩
zi子
men们
dōu都
hěn很
chà诧
yì异
。
The children were very surprised to see a peacock appear in the garden.
Tā他
duì对
zhè这
ge个
jiǎn简
dān单
wèn问
tí题
suǒ所
biǎo表
xiàn现
chū出
de的
wú无
zhī知
，
lìng令
rén人
chà诧
yì异
。
His ignorance regarding this simple question was astonishing.