吓

To frighten in Chinese: 吓 (xià)

xià

to frighten

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 嚇2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to frighten
  2. 2to scare

Stroke order

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吓

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

吓

Simplified

嚇

Traditional

Example sentences

See 吓 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我吓一跳。

    wǒ xià yí tiào。

    I was shocked.

  • 别想吓唬我。

    bié xiǎng xià hu wǒ。

    Don't try to intimidate me.

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Related words

恐吓

kǒng hè

to threaten

吓唬

xià hu

to scare

吓人

xià rén

to scare

鲜艳

xiān yàn

bright-colored

享受

xiǎng shòu

to enjoy

象征

xiàng zhēng

emblem

歇

xiē

to rest

斜

xié

inclined

欣赏

xīn shǎng

to appreciate

雄伟

xióng wěi

grand

休闲

xiū xián

leisure

虚心

xū xīn

open-minded

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