Usage note
惊喜表示突然的快乐和意外。
jīng xǐ biǎo shì tū rán de kuài lè hé yì wài。
惊喜 means pleasant surprise.
Context note
惊喜常用于礼物、消息和活动。
jīng xǐ cháng yòng yú lǐ wù 、 xiāo xī hé huó dòng。
It is often used with gifts, news, and events.
5 examples
这是一个惊喜。
zhè shì yí gè jīng xǐ。
This is a surprise.
她收到惊喜礼物。
tā shōu dào jīng xǐ lǐ wù。
She received a surprise gift.
大家都很惊喜。
dà jiā dōu hěn jīng xǐ。
Everyone was pleasantly surprised.
这个消息让我很惊喜。
zhè ge xiāo xī ràng wǒ hěn jīng xǐ。
This news surprised me pleasantly.
老师准备了惊喜。
lǎo shī zhǔn bèi le jīng xǐ。
The teacher prepared a surprise.
5 mini stories
生日那天，朋友给了他惊喜。
shēng rì nà tiān， péng yǒu gěi le tā jīng xǐ。
On his birthday, his friends gave him a surprise.
老师偷偷准备了惊喜活动。
lǎo shī tōu tōu zhǔn bèi le jīng xǐ huó dòng。
The teacher secretly prepared a surprise event.
听到好消息，她很惊喜。
tīng dào hǎo xiāo xī， tā hěn jīng xǐ。
She was pleasantly surprised after hearing the good news.
孩子看到礼物时非常惊喜。
hái zi kàn dào lǐ wù shí fēi cháng jīng xǐ。
The child was very surprised when he saw the gift.
惊喜让活动更有趣。
jīng xǐ ràng huó dòng gèng yǒu qù。
Surprises make activities more interesting.
Mini dialogue
生日派对
A
生日快乐！这是我们给你的惊喜！
Shēngrì kuàilè! Zhè shì wǒmen gěi nǐ de jīngxǐ!
Happy birthday! This is the surprise we have for you!
B
哇，好大的蛋糕！太惊喜了，谢谢你们！
Wa, hǎo dà de dàngāo! Tài jīngxǐ le, xièxie nǐmen!
Wow, such a big cake! What a pleasant surprise, thank you!
考试成绩
A
你猜我这次数学考了多少分？给你一个惊喜！
Nǐ cāi wǒ zhè cì shùxué kǎo le duōshao fēn? Gěi nǐ yī gè jīngxǐ!
Guess what score I got on this math test? I'll give you a surprise!
B
难道是一百分？真是个惊喜！
Nándào shì yībǎi fēn? Zhēnshi gè jīngxǐ!
Could it be one hundred points? What a pleasant surprise!
Related words and contrasts
related
意外
yì wài
unexpected; surprise
意外 can be a surprise, but not always pleasant.
similar
高兴
gāo xìng
happy; glad
高兴 is a happy feeling, often part of a 惊喜.
opposite
失望
shī wàng
disappointed
失望 is disappointment, the opposite of a pleasant surprise.