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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 吓一跳

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
吓一跳 xià yī tiào - startled
- to frighten
- scared out of one's skin

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 25,805 12,426

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to scare
- to intimidate
- to threaten
- (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut
- (interjection showing astonishment)
xià- to frighten
- to scare
- 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
tiào- to jump
- to hop
- to skip over
- to bounce
- to palpitate

Other Words Containing 吓一跳

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo