吓一跳 xiàyītiào to be startled Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 吓 嚇 xià verb to frighten to frighten; to scare; to be frightened一 yī adverbnumeral [suddenness] Used before a verb to indicate that an action or situation occurs suddenly or unexpectedly.跳 tiào verbnoun to bounce to spring up or bounce, as a ball or other object