诧异

• Pinyin: chà yì
• Desglose de hanzi: 诧 = 讠(speech/heart) + 宅 (phonetic); 异 = 巳 (phonetic) + 廾 (hands)

Significado

asombrado; desconcertado; sorprendido

More literary and formal than 惊讶. Implies a reaction of genuine disbelief or incomprehension. Often used in written narrative to describe a character's reaction. Common construction: 感到诧异, 令人诧异.

Ejemplos

1. 他对这个结果感到十分诧异，因为一切迹象都表明结局应该截然相反。
2. 令人诧异的是，这家公司在行业普遍低迷的情况下，业绩竟然逆势上扬。
3. 她诧异地看着他，不明白他为何突然改变了之前一直坚持的立场。

Guía de uso

Contexto: emotion, narrative, journalism, literature, description

Tono: surprised

Correcto

• 得知他辞去了那份待遇优厚的工作，同事们无不感到诧异。(On learning that he had resigned from such a well-paid job, his colleagues were all taken aback.)
• 令人诧异的是，这份极其复杂的报告竟然是他一个人在两天内完成的。(What astonished everyone was that this extremely complex report was completed single-handedly by him in just two days.)

Incorrecto

• 他吃了一顿诧异的饭。(诧异 describes an emotional reaction, not a quality of food; use 惊喜 or 奇特 for surprising food experiences)

Origen e historia

诧 (to be surprised, to feel strange) + 异 (strange, different). To find something strangely different from expectations.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal