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HSK
7-9

to intimidate

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

xia4hu5 xiàhu

Alternative Pinyin

xia4hu3 xiàhǔ

Meaning


Primary

to intimidate

Alternatives

intimidate, intimidated, intimidates, intimidating, to frighten, frighten, to scare, scare

Mnemonic


嚇唬 To intimidate someone is 嚇 to frighten them by [5] quietly (implicitly) 唬 bluffing that you'll do something to them if they don't comply.

Usage


他 老是 用 眼神 嚇唬 人。

He always intimidates people with his gaze.

我們 不 會 被 嚇唬。

We won't be intimidated.

你 不 能 嚇唬 別人 來 解決 問題。

You can't intimidate others to solve problems.