一驚一乍
yī​jīng​yī​zhà

to be easily startled

  • created sense approved 一惊一乍/一驚一乍 · yī​jīng​yī​zhà · to be easily startled — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一惊一乍 / 一驚一乍

    yī​jīng​yī​zhà

    to be easily startled

    to be easily startled or flustered; to make a fuss or act in a sensationalized and unpredictable manner

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · [suddenness] 惊 (literal) → 惊/驚 · jīng · to be startled 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · [suddenness] 乍 (literal) → 乍 · zhà · suddenly

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense