吓
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Definitions
- 1. to frighten
- 2. to scare
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吓 is often used with 到 or 死 to express being scared, e.g., 吓到 (scared), 吓死 (scared to death).
Common mistakes
不要吓我 (don't scare me) uses 吓, not 害怕; using 害怕 would mean 'don't be afraid'.
Example Sentences
2 shown你别 吓 我！
我 吓 一跳。
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Words Containing 吓
to scare
to scare
to threaten
unilateral threat
startled
to be frightened
to terrify
to be terrified
to tremble with fear
to faint from fear
to be scared senseless
to be scared out of one's wits
to scare away
to threaten
to intimidate
(of a nation) to denounce and threaten with military force
lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
to frighten