嚇

xià

A2 Level 4 ★ Core word

Predicative stative verb

嚇 (xià) is a Chinese word meaning “to frighten”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4 (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

to frighten
to scare

Stroke order

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Example

你別嚇我，好不好？

Stop scaring me, okay?

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).