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吓人

xià rén · xia ren

Traditional 嚇人

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to scare
  2. scary
  3. frightening
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  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)过山车(guòshānchē)太(tài)吓人(xiàrén)了(le)！

    This roller coaster is so scary!

  2. Dengdeng

    吓人(xiàrén)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)好玩(hǎowán)。

    Scary? I think it is fun.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)闭着(bìzhe)眼睛(yǎnjing)？

    Then why are your eyes closed?

  4. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)这样(zhèyàng)就(jiù)不(bù)吓人(xiàrén)了(le)。

    Because then it is not scary.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)部(bù)恐(kǒng)怖(bù)片(piàn)很(hěn)吓(xià)人(rén)，我(wǒ)一(yí)看(kàn)就(jiù)睡(shuì)不(bu)着(zháo)觉(jiào)了(le)。

This horror movie is really scary. I couldn't sleep after I watched it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by nickyeow · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)总(zǒng)觉(jué)得(de)木(mù)偶(ǒu)戏(xì)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)吓(xià)人(rén)。

I always find puppet shows a bit creepy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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