xià hu

Traditional: 嚇唬

HSK 7–9

吓唬 (xià hu) is a Chinese word meaning “to scare; to frighten”.

Meanings

  1. 1to scare
  2. 2to frighten
Part of speech
verb

Characters in 吓唬

吓hè · to scare唬hǔ · a tiger's roar

Related words

吓to scare吓to frighten吓坏to be terrified吓人to scare恐吓to threaten惊吓to frighten唬a tiger's roar吓倒to be frightened唬人to scare people威吓to threaten恫吓to intimidate诈唬to bluff

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