吓一跳

嚇一跳

xiàyītiào

phrase

Meanings

HSK 5

你怎么突然出现？吓我一跳！

Nǐ zěnme tūrán chūxiàn? Xià wǒ yī tiào!

Why did you suddenly appear? You scared me!

HSK 5

听到这个消息，他吓了一跳。

Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā xià le yī tiào.

When he heard the news, he was startled.

HSK 7-9

那声巨响把大家都吓了一跳。

Nà shēng jùxiǎng bǎ dàjiā dōu xià le yī tiào.

That loud noise startled everyone.

grammar

Often splits around the object or aspect marker: 吓我一跳 or 吓了一跳. Literally 'scared into a jump.'

memory

Picture literally jumping out of your skin: 吓 (scare) + 一跳 (a jump).

吓 xià

一 yī

跳 tiào