大 吃 一 惊

dàchī-yījīng

“Astounded” in Chinese is 大吃一惊.

Meaning

idiomastounded; flabbergasted; taken aback

Example

这让我大吃一惊。

This has shocked me.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

dàHSK 13 strokesbig; large; great chīHSK 16 strokesto eat; to consume yīHSK 11 strokesone jīngHSK 411 strokesto startle

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