大吃一惊 (大吃一驚)
dà chī yī jīng
Pinyin

Definition

大吃一惊 (大吃一驚)
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dà chī yī jīng
  1. to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled
  2. gobsmacked

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
一样
yī yàng
  1. 1 same
  2. 2 like
  3. 3 equal to
  4. 4 the same as
  5. 5 just like
一直
yī zhí
  1. 1 straight (in a straight line)
  2. 2 continuously
  3. 3 always
  4. 4 from the beginning of ... up to ...
  5. 5 all along
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)

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

哦，我亲爱的皇后，我第一次看“网络直播”平台的时候，也是大吃一惊，直播平台上林林总总什么样的直播都有，有人教化妆，有人卖服装，有人秀身材还有人直播吃汉堡。
ò ，wǒ qīn ài de huánghòu ，wǒ dì yī cì kàn “wǎngluò zhíbō ”píngtái de shíhou ，yě shì dàchīyījīng ，zhíbō píngtái shàng línlínzǒngzǒng shénmeyàng de zhíbō dōu yǒu ，yǒurén jiāo huàzhuāng ，yǒurén mài fúzhuāng ，yǒurén xiù shēncái hái yǒurén zhíbō chī hànbǎo 。
Oh, my dearest queen, the first time I watched a live internet broadcast platform, I was taken aback too. On live broadcast platforms there all sorts of live broadcasts, some people give make-up tutorials, some people sell clothing, some people show off their physique and others show themselves eating hamburgers.
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每个人看到化妆后的她都大吃一惊。她妆前、妆后根本是两个不同人！
měigè rén kàndào huàzhuāng hòu de tā dōu dàchīyījīng 。tā zhuāng qián 、zhuāng hòu gēnběn shì liǎng ge bùtóng rén ！
Everyone was surprised when they saw her with makeup. She is a totally different person with her makeup on!
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隔天，8月7号星期四，女孩儿消失的第32天，一个雷电交加的夜晚。这晚秦宇照常是一个人在店里。洗着杯子的时候，不知怎的，总觉得背后好像有双眼睛在盯着他，心里不禁感到毛毛的，浑身不自在。转过身，他大吃一惊！
gétiān ，bā yuè qī hào Xīngqīsì ，nǚháiēr xiāoshī de dì sānshíèr tiān ，yīgè léidiànjiāojiā de yèwǎn 。zhè wǎn qínyǔ zhàocháng shì yīgè rén zài diàn lǐ 。xǐ zhe bēizi de shíhou ，bùzhīzěnde ，zǒng juéde bèihòu hǎoxiàng yǒu shuāng yǎnjing zài dīng zhe tā ，xīnli bùjīn gǎndào máomáo de ，húnshēn bùzìzai 。zhuàn guò shēn ，tā dàchīyījīng ！
The next day, Thursday, August 7th, the 32nd day since the girl disappeared, it’s a dark and stormy night. QinYu was in the shop by himself as usual. When washing the glasses, he somehow felt that there was someone staring at him. He couldn’t help but feel a chill down his spine. As he turned around, he was shocked by what he saw!!
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