大吃一惊(dà chī yī jīng): (idiom) astounded
(idiom) astounded
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- dà chī yī jīng
- Meaning
- (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 大喫一驚
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 大吃一惊 — tap one to open its word page.
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HSK 1not very (clear, far away etc); not too
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HSK 7-9at dawn
kǎn侃dà大shān山
HSK 7-9to chatter idly
bù不shí识dà大tǐ体
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
bù不gù顾dà大jú局
to give no consideration to the bigger picture (usually implying selfishness)
shì世zōng宗dà大wáng王
Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Jos…
shì世jiè界dà大zhàn战
world war
zhōng中shān山dà大xué学
Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou)
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