吓一跳

Traditional form:

嚇一跳

Pinyin (reading):

xiàyītiào

Definitions:

• startled
• to frighten
• scared out of one's skin

Characters:

• 吓 - to scare, to frighten; to threaten, to intimidate
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 跳 - to hop, to skip; to jump, to leap; to vault; to dance

Traditional characters:

• 嚇 - to scare, to frighten; to threaten, to intimidate
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 跳 - to hop, to skip; to jump, to leap; to vault; to dance