吓
xiàㄒㄧㄚˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: HÁCH
Traditional: 嚇
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 6TOCFL 3
Meaningxià(verb)
to frighten; to scare
Common: 吓了一跳 (be startled), 被……吓坏了 (be scared stiff).
Examples
你吓了我一跳！
nǐ xià le wǒ yí tiào!
You gave me a fright!
孩子被狗吓哭了。
hái zi bèi gǒu xià kū le.
The child was scared to tears by the dog.
别吓他，他胆子很小。
bié xià tā, tā dǎn zǐ hěn xiǎo.
Don't scare him, he's timid.
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Meaninghè(verb)
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment)
Read hè mainly in 恐吓 (to threaten); 'to frighten' is usually xià.
Examples
恐吓别人是违法的。
kǒng hè bié rén shì wéi fǎ de.
Threatening people is against the law.
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Stroke order
HÁCH · 6 strokes
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment)