be startled at
Surprise is a Chinese idiom, pronounced D à ch à y à J à ng, which describes being very surprised by what happened. It's from a warning to the world.
Analysis of Idioms
The opposite is calm and pleasant
The origin of Idioms
Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty, the 28th volume of the general statement of warning the world: "then, the member was surprised. He turned back and went, came to the back, looked back and fell down."
Idiom usage
I'm very surprised. The friend was surprised to see him again. Ba Jin's waiting and looking forward
be startled at
destroy the old and establish the new - pò jiù lì xīn
an isolated force penetrating deep into enemy territory - gū jūn shēn rù