大吃一惊 meaning in English
(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
Meaning of 大吃一惊
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dàchīyījīng
- (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
大吃一惊 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我觉得你真是让人大吃一惊。
I think you're really amazing.
她肯定会大吃一惊的。
She is certain to be surprised.
这让我大吃一惊。
This has shocked me.
Stroke order for each character
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大 dà · big · 3 strokes
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吃 chī · to eat · 6 strokes
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一 yī · one · 1 strokes
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惊 jīng · to startle · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 大吃一惊.
| 一起 | yīqǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 一样 | yīyàng | same; like |
| 一些 | yīxiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 吃饭 | chīfàn | to have a meal; to eat |
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty; delicious |
| 一会儿 | yīhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 一半 | yībàn | half |
| 一边 | yībiān | one side; either side |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 一块儿 | yīkuàir | erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
Questions about 大吃一惊
What does 大吃一惊 mean?
大吃一惊 (dàchī-yījīng) means "(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback".
How do you write 大吃一惊?
大吃一惊 is made of 4 characters: 大 (3 strokes), 吃 (6 strokes), 一 (1 strokes), 惊 (11 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 大吃一惊 an HSK word?
Yes. 大吃一惊 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 大吃一惊 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 大吃一惊 is written 大吃一驚.