吓

xià

HSK 53 readings

“To scare” in Chinese is 吓 (xià).

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Meaning

to scare
to intimidate
to threaten

Show 3 more meanings

(interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut
(interjection showing astonishment)
to frighten

Example

别想吓唬我。

Don't try to intimidate me.

From 吓唬 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

xiàto frighten / to scare
hèto scare / to intimidate / to threaten / (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut / (interjection showing astonishment)

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 吓

恐吓kǒnghèto threatenHSK 7-9 吓唬xiàhuto scareHSK 7-9 吓人xiàrénto scareHSK 7-9

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