吓 嚇
xià
HSK level: HSK 6
Meaning
to frighten; to scare
Other reading: hè
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment)
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Characters
Examples
我被这情景吓到了。
wǒ bèi zhè qíng jǐng xià dào liǎo。
I was frightened by the sight.
汤姆吓得说不出话。
Tāng mǔ xià dé shuō bu chū huà。
Tom was too scared to say anything.
汤姆似乎没有被吓到。
Tāng mǔ sì hū méi yǒu bèi xià dào。
Tom didn't seem to be intimidated.
Words with this character
吓人 xià rén to scare恐吓 kǒng hè to threaten吓唬 xià hu to scare惊吓 jīng xià to frighten恫吓 dòng hè to intimidate威吓 wēi hè to threaten吓倒 xià dǎo to be frightened吓疯 xià fēng to be scared senseless吓坏 xià huài to be terrified吓昏 xià hūn to faint from fear吓跑 xià pǎo to scare away吓傻 xià shǎ to terrify阻吓 zǔ hè to deter吓破胆 xià pò dǎn to be scared out of one's wits吓吓叫 xià xià jiào impressive吓一跳 xià yī tiào startled杀鸡吓猴 shā jī xià hóu see 殺雞儆猴|杀鸡儆猴[sha1 ji1 jing3 hou2]文攻武吓 wén gōng wǔ hè to denounce and threaten with military force吓得发抖 xià dé fā dǒu to tremble with fear