吓
唬

To scare in Chinese: 吓唬 (xià hu)

xià hu

to scare

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 嚇唬1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to scare
  2. 2to frighten

Stroke order

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吓
唬

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄏㄨ

hu

˙/ neutral toneㄏ/ hㄨ/ u

Simplified & traditional

吓唬

Simplified

嚇唬

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 别用这种话来吓唬孩子。

    bié yòng zhè zhǒng huà lái xià hu hái zi。

    Don't use words like this to scare children.

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Related words

吓

xià

to frighten

恐吓

kǒng hè

to threaten

吓人

xià rén

to scare

夏令营

xià lìng yíng

summer camp

先例

xiān lì

antecedent

先天

xiān tiān

embryonic period (contrasted with 后天 [hòu tiān])

纤维

xiān wéi

fiber

掀

xiān

to lift (a lid)

掀起

xiān qǐ

to lift

鲜活

xiān huó

vivid

鲜美

xiān měi

delicious

鲜血

xiān xuè

blood

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