大吃一惊 dà chī yī jīng — to be greatly taken aback; to be shocked

大吃一惊
dà chī yī jīng

Characters: 大 · 吃 · 一 · 惊

Definitions

  1. to be greatly taken aback; to be shocked

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. (idiom) astounded
  2. flabbergasted
  3. taken aback

ExtDict

  1. 形容对发生的事感到十分意外。

Examples

  • 听说多年未见的老友要来，他大吃一惊。

    Hearing that a long-lost friend was coming, he was greatly taken aback.

  • 打开盒子，里面的东西让她大吃一惊。

    Opening the box, she was shocked by what was inside.