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吓人 (xià rén): Scary / frightening (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

吓人 consists of 2 characters.

threaten; intimidate; to scare

Word Info

Pinyinxià rén

MeaningScary / frightening

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word吓人

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 吓人.

Words with 吓

恐吓kǒng hèHSK 6
吓唬xià huHSK 7-9
惊吓jīng xiàHSK 7-9
恫吓dònghè

Words with 人

家人jiā rénHSK 1
别人bié renHSK 3
名人míng rénHSK 3
大人dà renHSK 3
女人nǚ rénHSK 3
客人kè rénHSK 3
爱人ài renHSK 3
男人nán rénHSK 3

3.

How to Use 吓人 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 吓人 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Adjectivewith很

hěn很

xià吓

rén人

neutral

very scary

Adjective + Nounwith故事

xià吓

rén人

de的

gù故

shi事

Subject + Predicatewith样子

yàng样

zi子

xià吓

rén人

Verb + Complementwith一跳

xià吓

rén人

yí一

tiào跳

4.

Example Sentences with 吓人

nà那

ge个

miàn面

jù具

hěn很

xià吓

rén人

neutral

scary story

neutral

look scary

informal

Spoken

give someone a fright

。

That mask is very scary.

Nà那

ge个

miàn面

jù具

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

zhēn真

xià吓

rén人

。

That mask looks really scary.

shēn深

yè夜

dú独

zì自

zài在

fèi废

qì弃

yī医

yuàn院

tàn探

xiǎn险

，

nà那

zhǒng种

jì寂

jìng静

de的

fēn氛

wéi围

què确

shí实

hěn很

xià吓

rén人

。

Exploring an abandoned hospital alone late at night, the silent atmosphere is truly frightening.

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

suǒ所

jiē揭

shì示

de的

shù数

jù据

qū趋

shì势

，

qí其

qián潜

zài在

yǐng影

xiǎng响

zhuó着

shí实

yǒu有

xiē些

xià吓

rén人

。

The potential impact of the data trends revealed in this report is somewhat alarming.

wǎn晚

shàng上

yí一

gè个

rén人

zǒu走

yè夜

lù路

yǒu有

diǎn点

xià吓

rén人

。

Walking alone at night is a bit scary.

nǐ你

bù不

jué觉

de得

tā他

jiǎng讲

shù述

de的

nà那

ge个

dū都

shì市

chuán传

shuō说

，

qíng情

jié节

fā发

zhǎn展

guò过

yú于

xià吓

rén人

le了

ma吗

？

Don't you think the plot development of that urban legend he told is overly scary?

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tè特

xiào效

bī逼

zhēn真

，

dàn但

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

de的

hé核

xīn心

zhǔ主

tí题

qí其

shí实

bìng并

bú不

xià吓

rén人

。

Despite the realistic special effects, the core theme of this movie is actually not frightening.

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

de的

kǒng恐

bù怖

chǎng场

jǐng景

tè特

bié别

xià吓

rén人

，

ràng让

wǒ我

zhěng整

wǎn晚

dōu都

méi没

shuì睡

hǎo好

。

The horror scenes in this movie are particularly frightening, making me unable to sleep well all night.

dāng当

shǎn闪

diàn电

huà划

pò破

yè夜

kōng空

，

jǐn紧

jiē接

zhe着

léi雷

shēng声

hōng轰

míng鸣

，

nà那

jǐng景

xiàng象

jì既

zhuàng壮

guān观

yòu又

xià吓

rén人

。

When lightning split the night sky, followed by the roar of thunder, the sight was both spectacular and frightening.