惊吓 meaning in English

jīngxià

to frighten; to horrify

Traditional 驚嚇17 strokes

Meaning of 惊吓

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jīngxià
  1. to frighten
  2. to horrify
  3. to terrify

惊吓 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

汤tāng姆mǔ看kàn来lái受shòu了le点diǎn惊jīng吓xià。
Tom looked a little frightened.
我wǒ很hěn受shòu惊jīng吓xià的de。
I was terribly frightened.
猴hóu子zi跳tiào到dào他tā身shēn上shàng的de时shí候hòu,他tā受shòu到dào了le惊jīng吓xià。
He was scared when the monkey jumped at him.
猫māo被bèi没méi听tīng过guò的de噪zào音yīn惊jīng吓xià到dào了le。
The cat was scared by an unfamiliar noise.

Stroke order for each character

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惊 jīng · to startle · 11 strokes

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吓 xià · to frighten · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 惊吓.

吃惊chījīngto be startled; to be shocked
震惊zhènjīngto shock; to astonish
惊喜jīngxǐnice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised
惊人jīngrénastonishing
惊讶jīngyàamazed; astonished
吓人xiàrénto scare; scary
吓唬xiàhuto scare; to frighten
恐吓kǒnghèto threaten; to menace
惊奇jīngqíto be amazed; to be surprised
惊慌jīnghuāngto panic; to be alarmed
大惊小怪dàjīng-xiǎoguàito make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
大吃一惊dàchī-yījīng(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback

Questions about 惊吓

What does 惊吓 mean?

惊吓 (jīngxià) means "to frighten; to horrify".

How do you write 惊吓?

惊吓 is made of 2 characters: 惊 (11 strokes), 吓 (6 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

How is 惊吓 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 惊吓 is written 驚嚇.