How to say “be greatly surprised” in Chinese
be greatly surprised, be stunned
“Be greatly surprised” in Chinese is 大吃一惊, dà chī yì jīng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
大吃一惊 is read dà chī yì jīng: 4 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A person with arms spread wide.
On the left, 口 “mouth”.
Before a measure word its tone changes: yí before a fourth tone, yì before the others. In numbers and dates it stays yī.
On the left, 忄 “heart”; on the right, 京 jīng hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “大吃一惊”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be greatly surprised” in Chinese?
“Be greatly surprised” in Chinese is 大吃一惊, pinyin dà chī yì jīng.
What does 大吃一惊 mean?
大吃一惊 (dà chī yì jīng) means “be greatly surprised, be stunned”.
How do you write 大吃一惊?
大吃一惊 is 4 characters: 大 (dà) — big; 吃 (chī) — eat; 一 (yī) — one; 惊 (jīng) — be startled, amazed. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 大吃一惊?
大吃一惊 is read dà chī yì jīng. Tones: dà — fourth tone, chī — first tone, yì — fourth tone, jīng — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“be greatly surprised” in the lesson “Fright, surprise, awkwardness”
This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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