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HSK
5

frighten

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

xia4 xià

Meaning


Primary

frighten

Alternatives

frightens, frightening, frightened, scare

Mnemonic


[xi-] Xena is in the [4] bathroom of the [-a] auditorium where she finds two 嚇 frightening stage props that are next to the sink, being cleaned. They each consist of a 丌 pedestal with two ハ fins sticking out of the side, and an eerie 十 cross at the top. Xena is so 嚇 frightened that she yelps with a scream out of her 口 mouth, before running away.

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