<p>Many of them will actually use the English word, as weird as that sounds. This is true mostly with younger and more educated Chinese people. Here is a video of it actually being used in a very natural setting. Skip to 3:58. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqUpsXF4Yu8" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqUpsXF4Yu8</a></p>

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+1 for the video. Now more and more young Chinese people start using English words directly in Chinese sentences for the meanings hard to express in Chinese. For example, one girl may say: 我想找一个很man的男朋友。Here "man" means 有男子气概。
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Chris
<p>I have heard people use the word 惊喜 to mean a (pleasant) surprise, as we would use the word in English. E.g. they might say 我想给她一个惊喜 meaning that they intend to surprise their friend in some way, e.g. with a treat for their birthday.</p>
<p>So I'm guessing that if you wanted to call out the surprise you could say something like: 给你个惊喜啦！</p>

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Also 惊不惊喜 like in the movie [《亲爱的新年好》](https://youtu.be/r7rNk07Dx0k?si=wFHyW3GzEB2CiEVz&t=123).
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河南宝宝
<p>I can't recall any Chinese expressions used in the same way as calling out with 'Surprise!' in English. I guess the reason might be that Chinese Culture doesn't make Chinese people as playful as English Culture making its people.</p>

<p>We say something different from 'surprise!' in similar cases:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>I bring a gift to a friend, before showing him/her the gift, I say: 猜我给你带来了什么？or 看我给你带来了什么？ Then show the gift, and after seeing his/her facial surprise expression, I say: 没想到吧？or 喜欢吗？He or she may say: 真没想到。or 我很喜欢。or 我太惊讶了！</p></li>
<li><p>We plan to throw a party for a friend's birthday, and one person leads the friend to a room where everybody else is hiding. When they come in, all the hiding people jump out together and say: 生日快乐！</p></li>
<li><p>In a classmates reunion party, we decide to invite the old flame of one of our classmates. Once that classmate arrives, we say to him/her: 你看谁来了？Then the old flame comes in to give him/her a surprise.</p></li>
<li><p>At a performance audition, the judge is pleased with an actor's performance. The judge may say: 你的表演很不错，但是你知道，其他的表演者也非常优秀。我知道你非常热爱表演，所以不论今天你是否被录取，我希望你一直坚持下去，不要放弃。Now the actor probably thinks he will not be picked. Then the judge says: 恭喜你，你被录取了！The actor is definitely surprised.</p></li>
</ol>

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孤影萍踪
<p>In English culture, when someone is giving other a surprise, he/she can call out with voice 'surprise!'.</p>

<p>Is there an equivalent in Chinese culture? </p>

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Chinese equivalent of 'Surprise!'
# Chinese equivalent of 'Surprise!'

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-03-21)

In English culture, when someone is giving other a surprise, he/she can call out with voice 'surprise!'.

Is there an equivalent in Chinese culture?

**Tags:** word-requests, equivalent-phrase


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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-03-21. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

I can't recall any Chinese expressions used in the same way as calling out with 'Surprise!' in English. I guess the reason might be that Chinese Culture doesn't make Chinese people as playful as English Culture making its people.

We say something different from 'surprise!' in similar cases:

1. I bring a gift to a friend, before showing him/her the gift, I say: 猜我给你带来了什么？or 看我给你带来了什么？ Then show the gift, and after seeing his/her facial surprise expression, I say: 没想到吧？or 喜欢吗？He or she may say: 真没想到。or 我很喜欢。or 我太惊讶了！
2. We plan to throw a party for a friend's birthday, and one person leads the friend to a room where everybody else is hiding. When they come in, all the hiding people jump out together and say: 生日快乐！
3. In a classmates reunion party, we decide to invite the old flame of one of our classmates. Once that classmate arrives, we say to him/her: 你看谁来了？Then the old flame comes in to give him/her a surprise.
4. At a performance audition, the judge is pleased with an actor's performance. The judge may say: 你的表演很不错，但是你知道，其他的表演者也非常优秀。我知道你非常热爱表演，所以不论今天你是否被录取，我希望你一直坚持下去，不要放弃。Now the actor probably thinks he will not be picked. Then the judge says: 恭喜你，你被录取了！The actor is definitely surprised.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-03-25. Score: 3

Many of them will actually use the English word, as weird as that sounds. This is true mostly with younger and more educated Chinese people. Here is a video of it actually being used in a very natural setting. Skip to 3:58. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqUpsXF4Yu8>

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: +1 for the video. Now more and more young Chinese people start using English words directly in Chinese sentences for the meanings hard to express in Chinese. For example, one girl may say: 我想找一个很man的男朋友。Here "man" means 有男子气概。  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2024-04-10. Score: 1

I have heard people use the word 惊喜 to mean a (pleasant) surprise, as we would use the word in English. E.g. they might say 我想给她一个惊喜 meaning that they intend to surprise their friend in some way, e.g. with a treat for their birthday.

So I'm guessing that if you wanted to call out the surprise you could say something like: 给你个惊喜啦！

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Also 惊不惊喜 like in the movie [《亲爱的新年好》](https://youtu.be/r7rNk07Dx0k?si=wFHyW3GzEB2CiEVz&t=123).  

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