恐
吓

To threaten in Chinese: 恐吓 (kǒng hè)

kǒng hè

to threaten

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

Definitions

  1. 1to threaten
  2. 2to menace

Stroke order

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恐
吓

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ㄎㄨㄥˇ

kǒng

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

ㄏㄜˋ

hè

ㄏ/ hㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

恐吓

Simplified

恐嚇

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 他写信恐吓那个证人。

    tā xiě xìn kǒng hè nà ge zhèng rén。

    He wrote a letter to threaten the witness.

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Related words

吓

xià

to frighten

恐怕

kǒng pà

fear

恐怖

kǒng bù

terrible

恐慌

kǒng huāng

panic

恐惧

kǒng jù

to be frightened

恐龙

kǒng lóng

dinosaur

吓唬

xià hu

to scare

吓人

xià rén

to scare

争先恐后

zhēng xiān kǒng hòu

striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom)

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