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吓唬
xià hu
Meaning
- to scare
Definition
使害怕；恐吓。
To frighten; to scare.
Usage
常用于口语，指通过言语或动作使别人感到害怕。
Often used in spoken language, referring to causing someone to feel fear through words or actions.
Examples
- 1 别吓唬小孩子，他会做噩梦的。 (Don't scare the children, they will have nightmares.)
- 2 他故意讲鬼故事吓唬我们。 (He deliberately told ghost stories to scare us.)
- 3 你以为这样就能吓唬住我吗？ (Do you think you can scare me like this?)
- 4 别拿玩具蛇吓唬同学。 (Don't scare your classmates with a toy snake.)
- 5 她轻轻拍了我一下，吓唬我说有虫子。 (She tapped me lightly and scared me by saying there was a bug.)
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