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吓唬

xià hu · xia hu

Traditional 嚇唬

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to scare
  2. to frighten
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The big scare

  1. Dengdeng

    琦琦(qíqí)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)吓唬(xiàhu)一下(yīxià)亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)别(bié)出声(chūshēng)。

    Qiqi, I want to scare Liangliang. Be quiet.

  2. Qiqi

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)别(bié)吓唬(xiàhu)得(de)太(tài)厉害(lìhai)。

    OK, but don't scare him too much.

  3. Liangliang

    哎(āi)，你们(nǐmen)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)干(gàn)什么(shénme)？

    Hey, what are you two doing here?

  4. Dengdeng

    啊(a)！你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)从(cóng)后面(hòumian)来(lái)了(le)？

    Ah! Why did you come from behind?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)吓唬(xiàhu)你(nǐ)。

    I wanted to scare you too.

  6. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)俩(liǎ)互相(hùxiāng)吓唬(xiàhu)，真(zhēn)有意思(yǒuyìsi)。

    You are scaring each other. It is funny.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

卡(kǎ)尔(ěr)没(méi)想(xiǎng)吓(xià)唬(hu)阿(ā)米(mǐ)利(lì)亚(yà)的(de)。

Karl didn't mean to scare Amelia.

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

02

我(wǒ)不(bú)是(shì)故(gù)意(yì)吓(xià)唬(hu)你(nǐ)的(de)。

I didn't mean to spook you.

Tatoeba: Chinese by billt_estates · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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