大
吃
一
惊

To have a surprise (idiom) in Chinese: 大吃一惊 (dà chī yī jīng)

dà chī yī jīng

to have a surprise (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 大吃一驚1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled
  2. 2gobsmacked

Stroke order

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大
吃
一
惊

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ㄉㄚˋ

dà

ㄉ/ dㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄔ

chī

ㄔ/ ch—/ first tone

ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

大吃一惊

Simplified

大吃一驚

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 听到这个消息，我大吃一惊。

    tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xī， wǒ dà chī yì jīng。

    When I heard the news, I was shocked.

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Related words

吃

chī

to eat

大

dà

big

一

yī

one

惊

jīng

to startle

大家

dà jiā

everyone

第一

dì yī

first

好吃

hǎo chī

tasty

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

一定

yī dìng

surely

一共

yī gòng

altogether

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