dà chī yī jīngto have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled; gobsmacked
我 正在 成人 学校 补习 法语 , 到 时 好 让 他们 大吃一惊 。
wǒ zhèng zài chéng rén xué xiào bǔ xí fǎ yǔ, dào shí hào ràng tā men dà chī yī jīng。
I'm brushing up on my French at adult school just to surprise them.
吃
惊
chī jīngto be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
她 才 读 小学 , 却 已 读 过 这么 多 的 书 , 大家 都 很 吃惊 。
Tā cái dú xiǎoxué, què yǐ dúguò zhème duō de shū, dàjiā dōu hěn chījīng.
She only read elementary school, but she has read so many books, everyone is very surprised.
急
忙
jí mánghastily
猫 一 露面 , 老鼠 急忙 钻进 自己 的 洞 里 。
māo yī lòu miàn, lǎo shǔ jí máng zuàn jìn zì jǐ de dòng lǐ。
The mouse scurried into its hole when the cat appeared.
七
嘴
八
舌
qī zuǐ bā shélively discussion with everybody talking at once
在 报社 记者 七嘴八舌 地 高声 向 他 提问 时 , 他 始终 表现 得 镇定自若 。
zài bào shè jì zhě qī zuǐ bā shé de gāo shēng xiàng tā tí wèn shí, tā shǐ zhōng biǎo xiàn de zhèn dìng zì ruò。
He kept as cool as a cucumber as the newspaper reporters shouted questions at him at once.
商
量
shāng liangto consult; to talk over; to discuss
他们 在 商量 新 工作 。
Tāmen zài shāngliang xīn gōngzuò.
They're discussing the new job.
上
来
shàng láiup; to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)
一 条 大 鱼 被 捞 上来 了 。
Yī tiáo dà yú bèi lāo shànglái le.
A big fish was caught (in a net).
终
于
zhōng yúat last; in the end; finally; eventually
我们 终于 爬 到 了 顶峰 。
Wǒmen zhōngyú pádàole dǐngfēng.
We've finally reached the highest peak of the mountain.
想
出
xiǎng chūto figure out; to work out (a solution etc); to think up; to come up with (an idea etc)
他 想 出 了 一个 极好 的 主意 。
tā xiǎng chū le yī gè jí hǎo de zhǔ yi。
He worked out an excellent idea.
办
法
bàn fǎmeans; method; way (of doing sth)
我 总得 想 个 办法 完成 任务 。
wǒ zǒng děi xiǎng gè bàn fǎ wán chéng rèn wu。
I must fulfil my task by some means or other.
爬
上
pá shàngto climb up
我们 爬 上 了 一 个 陡坡 。
wǒmen páshàng le yī gè dǒupō .
We climbed the steep slope.
倒
挂
dào guàlit. to hang upside down; fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods); to borrow more than one can ever repay
猴子 头 向下 倒挂 在 树枝 上 。
hóu zi tou xiàng xià dào guà zài shù zhī shàng。
The monkey was hanging head downwards from the branch.