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title: "Jingren Meaning: 惊人 (jīngrén) Means “astonishing”"
description: "惊人 (traditional 驚人, jīngrén) means “astonishing; amazing; alarming”. Hear its tones, see what 惊 and 人 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingren"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 惊人 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

惊人 jīngrén

## astonishing; amazing; alarming

## Its characters

1. 惊 jīng surprised
2. 人 rén person

## In a sentence

他的进步速度很惊人。 The speed of his progress is astonishing.

放在全世界来看，这个数字也很**惊人**。

From [中国的高铁有多长？ · How big is China's high-speed rail?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-big-is-chinas-high-speed-rail#library-word-90-92)

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## More words with 惊 or 人

- [爱人 àiren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/airen)
- [本人 běnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benren)
- [别人 biéren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieren)
- [病人 bìngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingren)
- [成人 chéngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengren)
- [创始人 chuàngshǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangshiren)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)
- [代理人 dàilǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dailiren)
- [当事人 dāngshìrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangshiren)
- [大人 dàrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daren)

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