举国震惊
jǔ guó zhèn jīng
the whole nation is shocked
Character by character
举jǔ
whole
whole
国guó
nation
nation
震zhèn
shaken
shaken
惊jīng
startled
startled
Example
这起事故造成几十人遇难，举国震惊。
The accident killed dozens of people, and the whole country was shocked.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
A news set phrase for a disaster, crime or scandal. 举国 is “the whole nation”, as in 举国上下 and 举国欢庆; 震惊 was core in 1-25.
Learn this in Lesson 199 · HSK 7–9: 1913年的国会 (The parliament of 1913)
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