| 吓一跳 |
xià yī tiào |
startled / to frighten / scared out of one's skin |
| 吓 |
hè |
to scare / to intimidate / to threaten / (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut / (interjection showing astonishment) |
| 吓 |
xià |
to frighten / to scare |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 跳 |
tiào |
to jump / to hop / to skip over / to bounce / to palpitate |