HSK V7-9
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吓唬

/ xiàhu /
Strokes

Definition

to scare/to frighten

Example

As a Verb

frighten; scare; intimidate

1
Yǒuxiē
有些
父母
rènwéi
认为
xiàhu
吓唬
xiàhu
吓唬
háizi
孩子
  
,
men
他们
néng
可能
huì
guāi
xiē
一些
  

Some parents think they could frighten their children into behaving themselves.

2
shi
xiàhu
吓唬
  
,
shìqing
事情
xiànzài
现在
jiùshì
就是
zhèyàng
这样
de
  

I'm not scaring you. That's the way it is now.

3
ma
妈妈
shuō
yào
guān
dào
hēi
fángzi
房子
  
,
dàn
zhè
zhǐshì
只是
xiàhu
吓唬
xiàhu
吓唬
  

The mother said that she would confine her to a dark room, but it was just an empty threat.

4
Jǐngchá
警察
xiàhu
吓唬
xiánfàn
嫌疑犯
  
,
zhāogòng
招供
  

The policeman frightened the suspect into making a confession.

5
Biè
dānxīn
担心
  
,
zhǐbuguò
只不过
xiàhu
吓唬
xiàhu
吓唬
  

Don't worry. I was only putting the wind up him.

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