yà
讶
surprised; astonished
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to be surprised; to be astonished
literaryUsed exclusively in formal or literary written Chinese, not common in daily spoken language.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
yì意
wài外
de的
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
shí十
fēn分
yà讶
rán然
。
Hearing this unexpected news, he was greatly astonished.
Kàn看
dào到
tā他
tú突
rán然
chū出
xiàn现
，
wǒ我
bù不
jīn禁
lù露
chū出
yà讶
rán然
de的
shén神
qíng情
。
Seeing him appear suddenly, I couldn't help wearing a surprised expression.
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Tā她
de的
tú突
rán然
lí离
chǎng场
ràng让
zài在
chǎng场
de的
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
dōu都
gǎn感
dào到
yà讶
rán然
。
Her sudden departure left everyone present feeling astonished.
Zhè这
ge个
lí离
qí奇
de的
chuán传
wén闻
ràng让
bù不
shǎo少
rén人
gǎn感
dào到
jīng惊
yà讶
。
This bizarre rumor left many people feeling shocked and surprised.
Miàn面
duì对
zhòng众
rén人
de的
yà讶
rán然
mù目
guāng光
，
tā他
cóng从
róng容
de地
jiě解
shì释
le了
yuán原
yīn因
。
Facing everyone's surprised gazes, he calmly explained the reason.