嚇一跳

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Chinese

to frighten; to scare; to intimidate
to frighten; to scare; to intimidate; to threaten
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
jump; hop; skip (a grade)
jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat
 
trad. (嚇一跳)
simp. (吓一跳)

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Verb

嚇⫽一跳 (verb-object)

  1. to be startled; to be taken aback; to be scared out of one's skin

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