PINYIN

xià

DEFINITION
  • to frighten
  • to scare
EXAMPLE
吓一跳 / xià yī tiào
startled / to frighten / scared out of one's skin
PINYIN

DEFINITION
  • to scare
  • to intimidate
  • to threaten
  • (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut
  • (interjection showing astonishment)
EXAMPLE
威吓 / wēi hè
to threaten / to intimidate / to cow