Read Edit View history Discussion 惊动 jīngdòng to alarm Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 惊动 驚動 jīngdòng to alarm verb to startle, alarm, or alert someone by making a noise or movement 我们不想惊动任何人。 wǒmen bùxiǎng jīngdòng rènhérén. We don’t want to alarm anybody. to trouble to bother or inconvenience someone, often used in polite contexts (e.g., apologizing for a visit) Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 1.70 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 3.83 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 6 Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
惊动 驚動 jīngdòng to alarm verb to startle, alarm, or alert someone by making a noise or movement 我们不想惊动任何人。 wǒmen bùxiǎng jīngdòng rènhérén. We don’t want to alarm anybody. to trouble to bother or inconvenience someone, often used in polite contexts (e.g., apologizing for a visit) Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 1.70 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 3.83 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 6 Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)