1 to shock

2 to astonish

1 to fly

1 flying Apsara (Buddhist art)

1 airplane

2 classifier: 架 jià

1 soaring inflation

2 rocketing prices

1 one scare after another (idiom)

2 in a constant state of tension

1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity

1 shaking one to the core (idiom); extremely disturbing

2 shattering

3 hair-raising

1 the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)

2 (usually of a couple) to part from each other

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

2 gobsmacked