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恐怖

kǒng bù · kong bu

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. terrible
  2. frightful
  3. frightening
  4. terror
  5. terrorist
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The scary film

  1. Dengdeng

    听说(tīngshuō)这(zhè)部(bù)恐怖(kǒngbù)片(piàn)很(hěn)吓人(xiàrén)。

    I heard this scary film is really frightening.

  2. Liangliang

    恐怖(kǒngbù)片(piàn)？我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)了(le)。

    A scary film? I love them.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)关(guān)灯(dēng)看(kàn)吧(ba)。

    Then let us turn off the lights and watch.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)啊(a)。你(nǐ)看(kàn)，一点(yīdiǎn)也(yě)不(bù)恐怖(kǒngbù)。

    Sure. See, it is not scary at all.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)一直(yīzhí)抓(zhuā)着(zhe)我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)？

    Then why are you holding my hand all the time?

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)是(shì)怕(pà)你(nǐ)觉得(juéde)太(tài)恐怖(kǒngbù)。

    I am afraid you will find it too scary.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

仙(xiān)台(tái)地(dì)震(zhèn)的(de)结(jié)果(guǒ)很(hěn)恐(kǒng)怖(bù)。

The consequences of Sendai's earthquake were dreadful!

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by pierrephi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

风(fēng)声(shēng)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)恐(kǒng)怖(bù)，听(tīng)起(qǐ)来(lái)好(hǎo)像(xiàng)鬼(guǐ)叫(jiào)一(yì)般(bān)。

The wind sounds scary, like screaming ghosts.

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

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