吓一跳 (嚇一跳)
xià yī tiào
Pinyin

Definition

吓一跳 (嚇一跳)
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xià yī tiào
  1. startled
  2. to frighten
  3. scared out of one's skin

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary
一一
yī yī
  1. 1 one by one
  2. 2 one after another

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

Sample Sentences

说出来你可别吓一跳。我参加过《我要上春晚》的节目，差一点就上春晚啦！
shuō chūlai nǐ kě bié xiàyītiào 。wǒ cānjiā guo 《 wǒ yào shàng chūn wǎn 》de jiémù ，chà yīdiǎn jiù shàng chūn wǎn la ！
Don't freak out if I tell you, but I was on the show "I Want to Perform on the China's New Year Gala Show", I nearly got to attend the gala show!
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不一会儿，果酱的香味吸引了大批的苍蝇飞了过来。小裁缝最讨厌嗡嗡嗡的苍蝇了，他拿起尺子，啪啪啪地将苍蝇全打死了。不数不知道一数吓一跳，天啊，他打死了七只。他很得意，觉得自己真是太勇敢了，应该让全世界的人都知道。
bùyīhuìr ，guǒjiàng de xiāngwèi xīyǐn le dàpī de cāngying fēi le guòlai 。xiǎo cáifeng zuì tǎoyàn wēngwēngwēng de cāngying le ，tā náqǐ chǐzǐ ，pā pā pā de jiāng cāngying quán dǎsǐ le 。bù shǔ bù zhīdào yī shǔ xiàyītiào ，tiān a ，tā dǎsǐ le qī zhī 。tā hěn déyì ，juéde zìjǐ zhēn shì tài yǒnggǎn le ，yīnggāi ràng quánshìjiè de rén dōu zhīdào 。
In no time, scent of the jam causes a group of flies to fly over. The little tailor is greatly disturbed by the buzzing of the flies. He picks up his ruler and - wham! - he kills the flies. How many he does not know, but counting them - whoa! - he's killed seven of them! He's very proud, thinking himself to be very brave and that the whole world should know.
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这儿海鲜真贵。幸好问了一下，不然买单的时候吓一跳。
zhèr hǎixiān zhēn guì 。xìnghǎo wèn le yīxià ，bùrán mǎidān de shíhou xiàyītiào 。
The seafood here is really expensive. It's a good thing we asked, otherwise the bill would've really surprised us.
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