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Dictionary entry

ngạc nhiên

ngạc nhiên means surprised in Vietnamese. Review definitions, example sentences, and related dictionary entries.

Definitions

Meanings

  1. 01

    surprised

  2. 02

    astonished

  3. 03

    amazed

Reference

Lexical details

Part of speech
Adjective
CEFR
B1

Connected entries

Related words, phrases, and compounds

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khi

when (at the time that)

conjunctionA1

lớn

big, large

AdjectiveA1

tôi

I, me (used as first-person singular pronoun)

PronounA1

trong

inside, within

Adjective/PrepositionA1

trước

before

PrepositionA2

Examples

Usage in context

3 examples

01

Cô ấy ngạc nhiên khi nhìn thấy món quà lớn trên bàn.

She was surprised to see the big gift on the table.

02

Tôi thật ngạc nhiên khi anh ấy đạt điểm cao trong kỳ thi.

I was really amazed that he scored high in the exam.

03

Họ ngạc nhiên trước vẻ đẹp của phong cảnh nơi đây.

They were astonished by the beauty of the landscape here.