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Meaning of 吓

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(Trad.: 嚇)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5
Total strokes: 6; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (mouth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
    • [ xià ] below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
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1
Pinyin: xià
English Definition:to frighten; to scare
Chinese Definition:
①使害怕。[合]杀鸡吓猴;惊吓(因意外的刺激而害怕);吓呼(吓唬);吓魂台(迷信指阴司中折磨鬼魂之处。借指令人失魂落魄的地方)。
②另见hè。

Example Words:
吓唬 xià hu to scare; to frighten
惊吓 jīng xià to frighten; to horrify; to terrify
杀鸡吓猴 shā xià hóu lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
吓倒HSK 5 xià dǎo to be frightened
吓坏HSK 5 xià huài to be terrified; to terrify sb
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2
Pinyin:
English Definition:to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment)
Chinese Definition:
①用于复合词:恐吓。恫吓。[词性][叹]
②表示不满:吓,太欺负人了!

Example Words:
恐吓HSK 6 kǒng to threaten; to menace
威吓 wēi to threaten; to intimidate; to cow
恫吓 dòng to intimidate; to threaten
单方恐吓 dān fāng kǒng unilateral threat
虚声恫吓 shēng dòng to threaten; to intimidate (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
Someone knocked on the door and gave me a shock.
2
This horror movie really scared me.
3
The tall man seems a bit intimidating.
4
He used harsh words to scare off those rude customers.
5
The thunderbolt scared me.