Chinese word dictionary

惊魂甫定

jīng hún fǔ dìng · to have just recovered from a shock

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Word information

Simplified惊魂甫定

Traditional驚魂甫定

Pinyinjīng hún fǔ dìng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

惊jīng

to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm

魂hún

soul, spirit

甫fǔ

to begin; man, father; great; a distance of ten li

定dìng

to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure

How to learn 惊魂甫定

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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决定juédìng

to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]; certainly

一定yídìng

surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must

吃惊chījīng

to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed

定dìng

to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc); to congeal; to coagulate; (literary) definitely

规定guīdìng

to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations

肯定kěndìng

to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)