Meaning of 恐吓
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
kǒnghè
- to threaten
- to menace
恐吓 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
市长一家人一整天不断遭到了恐吓电话的骚扰。
The mayor's family was harassed with threatening phone calls all day.
Stroke order for each character
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恐 kǒng · fearful · 10 strokes
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吓 xià · to frighten · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 恐吓.
| 恐怕 | kǒngpà | fear; to dread |
| 恐怖 | kǒngbù | terrible; frightful |
| 恐惧 | kǒngjù | fear; dread; to fear; to dread |
| 吓人 | xiàrén | to scare; scary |
| 恐慌 | kǒnghuāng | panic; panicky |
| 恐龙 | kǒnglóng | dinosaur (CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]); (old) (slang) ugly person |
| 吓唬 | xiàhu | to scare; to frighten |
| 争先恐后 | zhēngxiān-kǒnghòu | (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of fall |
| 吓坏 | xiàhuài | to be terrified; to terrify sb |
| 恐怖分子 | kǒngbùfènzǐ | terrorist |
| 惊吓 | jīngxià | to frighten; to horrify |
| 吓跑 | xiàpǎo | to scare away |
Questions about 恐吓
What does 恐吓 mean?
恐吓 (kǒnghè) means "to threaten; to menace" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 恐吓?
恐吓 is made of 2 characters: 恐 (10 strokes), 吓 (6 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 恐吓 an HSK word?
Yes. 恐吓 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 恐吓 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 恐吓 is written 恐嚇.