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吓

hè · he/xià · xia

Traditional 嚇

HSK 5

Meaning

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hè 嚇

  1. to scare
  2. to intimidate
  3. to threaten
  4. (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut
  5. (interjection showing astonishment)

xià 嚇

  1. to frighten
  2. to scare
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You scared me

  1. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)！你(nǐ)吓(xià)我(wǒ)一跳(yītiào)！

    Oh! You scared me!

  2. Liangliang

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)想(xiǎng)叫(jiào)你(nǐ)。

    Sorry, I just wanted to call you.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)走路(zǒulù)怎么(zěnme)没有(méiyǒu)声音(shēngyīn)？吓死(xiàsǐ)我(wǒ)了(le)。

    Why don't you make any sound when you walk? I'm scared to death.

  4. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)的(de)新鞋(xīnxié)很(hěn)软(ruǎn)。

    Because my new shoes are very soft.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)下次(xiàcì)先(xiān)说一声(shuōyīshēng)，别(bié)吓(xià)我(wǒ)。

    Then say something first next time, don't scare me.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，下次(xiàcì)我(wǒ)先(xiān)喊(hǎn)：我(wǒ)来了(láile)。

    OK, next time I'll shout first: I'm coming.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

别(bié)吓(xià)我(wǒ)！我(wǒ)的(de)护(hù)照(zhào)不(bú)见(jiàn)了(le)！

You must be joking! I can't find my passport!

Tatoeba: Chinese by musclegirlxyp · English by zvzuibqx · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)看(kàn)见(jiàn)蛇(shé)就(jiù)吓(xià)得(de)不(bú)动(dòng)了(le)。

He froze with fear when he saw the snake.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by _undertoad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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