frighten; scare; intimidate
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to frighten; to scare; to intimidate
informalColloquial term used in spoken language to describe causing fear or intimidation in someone, often deliberately.
Bié别
xià吓
hu唬
xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
，
tā他
huì会
zuò做
è噩
mèng梦
de的
。
Don't scare the child, or he'll have nightmares.
Tā他
gù故
yì意
xià吓
hu唬
wǒ我
，
shuō说
hòu后
miàn面
yǒu有
guǐ鬼
。
He deliberately frightened me by saying there was a ghost behind me.
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Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
tài太
kě可
pà怕
le了
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
zài在
xià吓
hu唬
guān观
zhòng众
。
This movie is so scary, it's practically terrifying the audience.
Wǒ我
bù不
shì是
xià吓
hu唬
nǐ你
，
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
zhēn真
de的
hěn很
yán严
zhòng重
。
I'm not trying to scare you, but this matter is really serious.