诧异
chà yì · HSK 7
astonished
😲 CHA! YEE! — the shocked yelp when something blows your mind
Break it down: 诧 (chà) means surprised, 异 (yì) means strange or different. Together they compound into flabbergasted — something so strange it jolts you. The sounds chà-yì mimic a two-beat gasp of disbelief.