Writing
吓 (xià) — how to say "to frighten" in Chinese
吓
To frighten, to scare
verb
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
Collocations
吓一跳
xià yī tiào
get a fright
吓坏了
xià huài le
be terrified
Examples
他突然从门后跳出来，把正在专心看书的妹妹吓得大叫了一声。
He suddenly jumped out from behind the door and scared his sister, who was reading attentively, making her scream.
别吓我！
Don't scare me!
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to frighten" in Chinese?
"to frighten" in Chinese is 吓 (xià).
Xia meaning Chinese
吓 (xià) means "To frighten, to scare".
How is 吓 pronounced?
It is pronounced xià (written as xia). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Xia in Chinese character
It is written 吓 and has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 吓?
吓 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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