惊 jīng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 京 capital city
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
惊天动地
jīngtiāndòngdì
earth-shattering; world-shaking
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Example phrases
- 他从没做过什么惊天动地的大事，却一直被邻居们尊敬。 Tā cóng méi zuò guo shénme jīngtiāndòngdì de dà shì, què yìzhí bèi línjūmen zūnjìng. He has never done anything earth-shattering, yet he has always been respected by his neighbours.
- 雷声惊天动地，把窗户都震得嗡嗡响。 Léishēng jīngtiāndòngdì, bǎ chuānghu dōu zhèn de wēngwēng xiǎng. The thunder was deafening, shaking the windows until they buzzed.
- 这位科学家的发现惊天动地，改变了人们对世界的认识。 Zhè wèi kēxuéjiā de fāxiàn jīngtiāndòngdì, gǎibiàn le rénmen duì shìjiè de rènshi. This scientist's discovery was earth-shattering and changed how people understand the world.
Related words
- 吃惊 chījīng surprised
- 震惊 zhènjīng shocked; shocking
- 大吃一惊 dàchīyìjīng to be greatly surprised
- 惊人 jīngrén astonishing, amazing
- 惊讶 jīngyà surprised, amazed
- 触目惊心 chùmùjīngxīn shocking; appalling
- 大惊小怪 dàjīngxiǎoguài to make a fuss over nothing
- 惊动 jīngdòng to alarm; to disturb; to alert
- 惊慌 jīnghuāng panicked; alarmed
- 惊慌失措 jīnghuāngshīcuò to panic and be at a loss
- 惊奇 jīngqí surprised; astonished
- 惊叹 jīngtàn to marvel at; to exclaim in admiration