吓

xià/hè

to frighten; to scare

Traditional 嚇

HSK 3.0 · Level 5 HSK 2.0 · Level 5 verb

Meaning

xià as in 吓人 xia4

to frighten
to scare

hè as in 恐吓 he4

to scare
to intimidate
to threaten
(interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut
(interjection showing astonishment)

Example sentences

tā他kànjiàn看见shé蛇jiù就xià吓dé得bù不dòng动le了。

He froze with fear when he saw the snake.
wǒmen我们shōudào收到xiāoxi消息shí时dōu都xià吓le了yī一tiào跳。

We were surprised at the news.
wǒmen我们bèi被nà那jǐngxiàng景象xià吓le了yī一tiào跳。

We were surprised at the sight.
wǒ我xià吓dé得shuō说bù不chū出huà话lái来。

I'm too petrified to speak.

HSK words with 吓

Report a problem with this entry