大吃一惊

dàchīyìjīng

be greatly surprised; be quite taken aback

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jump out of one's skin; be astonished

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jump out of one's skin

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da4 chi1 yi1 jing1

to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled, gobsmacked

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大吃一惊

dà chī yì jīng

be startled at; be astounded at; be given quite a turn; be greatly surprised; be knocked into the middle of next week; be struck all of a heap; be taken aback; be taken completely by surprise at; get a shock; have (get) a fright; jump out of one's skin; take fright at:

队伍蓦然地进了村子， 使居民们大吃一惊。 The sudden arrival of the troops in the village came as a great surprise to the inhabitants.

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大吃一驚|大吃一惊 [dà chī yī jīng] ► to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled ► gobsmacked