# 吓 (xià)

In Mandarin Chinese, 吓 (xià) means “to frighten; to scare”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to frighten; to scare
- Pinyin: xià (xia4)
- Traditional: 嚇
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5
- Other readings: hè — to scare; to intimidate

## Examples

- 突然的雷声把孩子吓了一跳。
  Tūrán de léishēng bǎ háizi xiàle yí tiào.
  The sudden sound of thunder frightened the child.

https://hanziro.com/word/xia-frighten/

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