大吃一惊

dà chī yī jīng · da chi yi jing

Traditional 大吃一驚

Meaning

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

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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