吃惊 (吃驚)
chī jīng
Pinyin
Definition
吃惊 (吃驚)
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- to be startled
- to be shocked
- to be amazed
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to eat
- 2 to consume
- 3 to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
- 4 to eradicate
- 5 to destroy
- 6 to absorb
- 7 to suffer
- 8 to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [jí])
- 1 (onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)
- 2 sound of stammering
- 1 to finish eating
- 1 to eat up
- 2 to consume
- 1 to take medicine
Idioms (20)
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
- 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
兔子不吃窝边草
- 1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草
- 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
- 2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
吃一堑,长一智
- 1 Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
吃不了兜着走
- 1 lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
- 2 fig. you'll have to take the consequences
Sample Sentences
人们第一次看到流星时,都很吃惊。以为有不好的事情即将发生。
People were surprised when they first saw meteors.They thought something bad was about to happen.
吃惊
be surprised
很吃惊,没有想到。
very surprising, unexpected
他很吃惊,难道中国人用筷子上厕所?
He was really surprised. Could Chinese people use chopsticks when they go to the restroom?
不是,我只是有些吃惊,你看起来并不像“同志”。