大吃一惊

dàchī-yìjīng

(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback

HSK 3.0 · Band 6 trad. 大吃一驚

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他听了大吃一惊。

He was astounded.

这个结果让他大吃一惊。

The result astounded him.