Meaning
to frighten; to scare; to intimidate; to threaten
Chinese: 吓唬、惊吓;使害怕。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xia” becomes a different word in each tone. 吓 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 恐吓kǒng hèto threaten; to menace
- 吓人xià rénto scare; scary; frightening
- 吓唬xià huto scare; to frighten
- 吓倒xià dǎoto be frightened
- 威吓wēi hèto threaten; to intimidate; to cow
Example Sentence
这个鬼故事把孩子们吓坏了。Zhè ge guǐ gù shi bǎ hái zi men xià huài le.This ghost story scared the children.
这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this鬼故事guǐ gù shighost story把bǎ(marks the object)孩子们hái zi menchildren吓坏xià huàito be terrified了le(completed action)。