惊 讶 jīng yà amazed / astonished / to surprise / amazing / astonishment / awe 揜 yǎn cover up / to surprise 惊 怖 jīng bù to surprise 竟 然 jìng rán unexpectedly / to one's surprise / in spite of everything / in that crazy way / actually / to go as far as to 不 想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly / to one's surprise 居 然 jū rán unexpectedly / to one's surprise / go so far as to 惊 喜 jīng xǐ nice surprise / to be pleasantly surprised 袭 击 xí jī attack (esp. surprise attack) / raid / to attack 不 料 bù liào unexpectedly / to one's surprise 惊 呼 jīng hū to cry out in alarm or surprise 大 吃 一 惊 dà chī yī jīng to have a surprise (idiom) / shocked or startled / gobsmacked 惊 叹 jīng tàn to exclaim in admiration / a gasp of surprise 突 袭 tū xí to raid / to storm / surprise attack 哎 哟 āi yō hey / ow / ouch / interjection of pain or surprise 啊 呀 ā yā interjection of surprise / Oh my! 不 期 bù qī unexpectedly / to one's surprise 奇 袭 qí xí surprise attack / raid 出 奇 制 胜 chū qí zhì shèng to win by a surprise move 哎 呦 āi yōu (interjection of surprise, pain, annoyance etc) / Oh my! / Uh-oh! / Ah! / Ouch! 啊 哟 ā yo interjection of surprise or pain / Oh / Ow / My goodness! 哎 唷 āi yō interjection of pain or surprise / also written 哎喲|哎哟 结 舌 jié shé tongue-tied / unable to speak (out of surprise, embarrassment etc) 啊 ā interjection of surprise / Ah! / Oh! 啊 ǎ interjection of surprise or doubt / Eh? / My! / what's up? 乘 人 不 备 chéng rén bù bèi to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom) / to take sb by surprise 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 / after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) 掩 yǎn to cover up / to conceal / to close (a door, book etc) / (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid / (literary) to launch a surprise attack 呵 hē (bound form) to scold / to expel breath / (onom.) laughter (usu. reduplicated) / interjection of surprise 哎 āi hey! / (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) 咳 hāi sound of sighing / (interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh / damn / wow 嘻 xī (interjection expressing surprise, grief etc) / variant of 嘻[xi1] 喔 wo (particle) marker of surprise, sudden realization, reminder 咦 yí expression of surprise 嚯 huò (onom.) expressing admiration or surprise / (onom.) sound of a laugh 出 人 意 表 chū rén yì biǎo to exceed all expectations / to come as a surprise 出 其 不 意 攻 其 不 备 chū qí bù yì gōng qí bù bèi catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]) 突 然 袭 击 tú rán xí jí sneak attack / surprise attack 意 料 之 中 yì liào zhī zhōng to come as no surprise / as expected 冷 不 丁 lěng bu dīng suddenly / by surprise 使 吃 惊 shǐ chī jīng astonish / surprise 倒 抽 一 口 气 dào chōu yī kǒu qì to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc) 倒 抽 了 一 口 气 dào chōu le yī kǒu qì to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc) 劫 寨 jié zhài to seize a stronghold / to surprise the enemy in his camp 劫 营 jié yíng to seize a camp / to surprise the enemy in bed 夥 颐 huǒ yí (literary) very many / wow! (an exclamation of surprise and admiration) 掩 杀 yǎn shā to make a surprise attack / to pounce on (an enemy) 猛 不 防 měng bù fáng suddenly / unexpectedly / taken by surprise / at unawares 驚 歎 jīng tàn variant of 驚嘆|惊叹, to exclaim in admiration / a gasp of surprise 惊 赏 jīng shǎng surprised and admiring / to appreciate with surprise 突 然 攻 击 tū rán gōng jī sneak attack / surprise attack 最 低 意 外 做 法 zuì dī yì wài zuò fǎ minimum surprise approach / risk aversion approach 避 免 风 险 做 法 bì miǎn fēng xiǎn zuò fǎ minimum surprise approach / risk aversion approach 吔 yē onomat. for surprise, amazement and sigh 出 其 不 意 , 攻 其 不 备 chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]) 只 见 zhǐ jiàn to see (the same thing) over and over again / to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly)