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嚇

xià

scare, frighten; intimidate

Strokes
17
Radical
口
HSK
—
Tone
4

Other readings: hè

Simplified form: 吓

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 吓, the simplified form of 嚇. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 别这样吓我吧!

    Bié zhè yàng xià wǒ ba

    Don't scare me like that!

  • 我吓得说不出话来。

    Wǒ xià de shuō bu chū huà lái

    I'm too petrified to speak.

  • 人能被吓死吗?

    Rén néng bèi xià sǐ ma

    Can one die of fear?

  • 他们应该会被吓到。

    Tā men yīng gāi huì bèi xià dào

    They'll probably get scared.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 吓

  • 吓xià 4to frighten; to scare
  • 恐吓kǒng hè 3–4 to threaten; to menace
  • 吓人xià rén 4–2 to scare; scary; frightening
  • 吓唬xià hu 4–5to scare; to frighten
  • 吓hè 4to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment)