be startled at
Surprise is a Chinese idiom, pronounced D à ch à y à J à ng, which describes being very surprised by what happened. It's from a warning to the world.
Analysis of Idioms
The opposite is calm and pleasant
The origin of Idioms
Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty, the 28th volume of the general statement of warning the world: "then, the member was surprised. He turned back and went, came to the back, looked back and fell down."
Idiom usage
I'm very surprised. The friend was surprised to see him again. Ba Jin's waiting and looking forward
Chinese PinYin : dà chī yī jīng
be startled at
Respect oneself and humble others. zūn jǐ bēi rén
Though the day of death is the year of life. suī sǐ zhī rì,yóu shēng zhī nián
so skillfully imitated as to be indistinguishable from the real. wéi xiāo wéi miào
critically ill with a weak breath. shī jū yú qì