| 错愕 | cuò è | astonished / startled | ![]() |
| 受惊 | shòu jīng | startled | ![]() |
| 吓一跳 | xià yī tiào | startled / to frighten / scared out of one's skin | ![]() |
| 怔 | zhēng | (bound form) startled / terrified / panic-stricken | ![]() |
| 愕 | è | startled | ![]() |
| 瞿 | jù | startled | ![]() |
| 瞿 | Qú | startled / Taiwan pr. [ju4] | ![]() |
| 怃 | wǔ | (literary) to have tender affection for / (literary) discouraged / disappointed / (literary) startled | ![]() |
| 吃惊 | chī jīng | to be startled / to be shocked / to be amazed | ![]() |
| 大吃一惊 | dà chī yī jīng | to have a surprise (idiom) / shocked or startled / gobsmacked | ![]() |
| 惊弓之鸟 | jīng gōng zhī niǎo | lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences | ![]() |
| 目怔口呆 | mù zhēng kǒu dāi | lit. eye startled, mouth struck dumb (idiom) / stunned / stupefied | ![]() |
| 惊马 | jīng mǎ | startled horse | ![]() |
