大吃一惊 — “To be greatly astonished or surprised”
大吃一惊 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be greatly astonished or surprised”. To be taken aback.
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大吃一惊 Pronunciation and Pinyin
大吃一惊 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 大吃一惊
看到魔术师凭空变出鸽子，观众们都大吃一惊。
Seeing the magician conjure a pigeon out of thin air, the audience was greatly surprised.
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Synonyms of 大吃一惊
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What does 大吃一惊 mean?
大吃一惊 (dà chī yī jīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be greatly astonished or surprised”.
How do you pronounce 大吃一惊?
大吃一惊 is pronounced dà chī yī jīng in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 大吃一惊?
形容对发生的事感到十分意外。