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大吃一惊

dà chī yī jīng · da chi yi jing

Traditional 大吃一驚

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)收到(shōudào)一个(yīgè)大(dà)盒子(hézi)！

    I got a big box today!

  2. Liangliang

    里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What's inside?

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)打开(dǎkāi)看看(kànkan)，保证(bǎozhèng)你(nǐ)大吃一惊(dàchīyījīng)。

    Open it and see. I promise you'll be shocked.

  4. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，二十个(èrshígè)小(xiǎo)灯笼(dēnglóng)！我(wǒ)真的(zhēnde)大吃一惊(dàchīyījīng)！

    Wow, twenty little lanterns! I'm really shocked!

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)网上(wǎngshàng)点错(diǎncuò)了(le)，本来(běnlái)只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)两个(liǎnggè)。

    I clicked wrong online. I only meant to buy two.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)这个(zhège)周末(zhōumò)，我们(wǒmen)开(kāi)一家(yījiā)灯笼店(dēnglóngdiàn)吧(ba)！

    Then this weekend, let's open a lantern shop!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)肯(kěn)定(dìng)会(huì)大(dà)吃(chī)一(yì)惊(jīng)的(de)。

She is certain to be surprised.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

听(tīng)到(dào)这(zhè)个(ge)消(xiāo)息(xi)，大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)大(dà)吃(chī)一(yì)惊(jīng)。

Everyone was shocked when they heard the news.

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