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吓
xià
Description
"吓"的意思是让人突然害怕，或者自己感到害怕。
"吓" means to suddenly frighten someone or to feel scared oneself.
比如别人突然出现，你会说"你吓我一跳"。
For example, if someone suddenly appears, you might say "你吓我一跳" (You scared me).
Meanings
吓xià
to frighten; to scare
你别吓我。
Don't scare me.
吓xià
to be frightened; to be scared
我吓得说不出话。
I was so scared that I couldn't speak.
吓hè
to threaten; to intimidate
他想用这句话吓人。
He wants to scare people with this sentence.
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Notes
- Nuance
read xià in everyday speech ('scare'); read hè mainly in 恐吓/威吓 ('threaten').
- Etymology
口 (mouth) radical plus 下, marking it as a sound/speech-related verb.
In videos
“然后或者是，或者是开车的时候被吓到的时候”
“现在要跑出去这样吓Bomi”
“直接吓醒了，巨恐怖。”
“去吓新加坡人”
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