吓

hè · he/xià · xia

Traditional 嚇

Meaning

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hè 嚇

  1. to scare
  2. to intimidate
  3. to threaten
  4. (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut
  5. (interjection showing astonishment)

xià 嚇

  1. to frighten
  2. to scare

In a sentence

2 examples
01

别(bié)吓(xià)我(wǒ)!我(wǒ)的(de)护(hù)照(zhào)不(bú)见(jiàn)了(le)!

You must be joking! I can't find my passport!

Tatoeba: Chinese by musclegirlxyp · English by zvzuibqx · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)看(kàn)见(jiàn)蛇(shé)就(jiù)吓(xià)得(de)不(bú)动(dòng)了(le)。

He froze with fear when he saw the snake.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by _undertoad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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