恐吓 (kǒng hè): Threaten (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

kǒng恐

fear, dread, be afraid

HSK 5

hè吓

threaten; intimidate; to scare

4.

How to Use 恐吓 in Sentences

Adjective + Noun

kǒng恐

hè吓

xìn信

neutral

threatening letter

bào暴

lì力

kǒng恐

hè吓

formal

violent threat

Verb + Complementwith受到

shòu受

dào到

kǒng恐

hè吓

Verb + Object

jìn进

xíng行

kǒng恐

hè吓

formal

5.

Example Sentences with 恐吓

tā他

kǒng恐

hè吓

wǒ我

。

He threatened me.

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How to Use 恐吓 in Sentences

Adjective + Noun

kǒng恐

hè吓

xìn信

neutral

threatening letter

bào暴

lì力

kǒng恐

hè吓

formal

violent threat

Verb + Complementwith受到

shòu受

dào到

kǒng恐

hè吓

Verb + Object

jìn进

xíng行

kǒng恐

hè吓

formal

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Example Sentences with 恐吓

tā他

kǒng恐

hè吓

wǒ我

。

He threatened me.

formal

be threatened

Written

carry out a threat

kǒng恐

hè吓

tā他

rén人

formal

threaten others

tā他

shì试

tú图

yòng用

nì匿

míng名

xìn信

kǒng恐

hè吓

zhèng证

rén人

，

yǐ以

zǔ阻

zhǐ止

qí其

chū出

tíng庭

zuò作

zhèng证

。

He attempted to intimidate the witness with anonymous letters to prevent them from testifying in court.

nà那

ge个

mò陌

shēng生

rén人

yòng用

kǒng恐

hè吓

de的

yǔ语

qì气

shuō说

huà话

。

The stranger spoke in a threatening tone.

lǎo老

bǎn板

yòng用

jiě解

gù雇

lái来

kǒng恐

hè吓

yuán员

gōng工

，

ràng让

tā他

men们

gèng更

jiā加

nǔ努

lì力

gōng工

zuò作

。

The boss used the threat of dismissal to intimidate employees into working harder.

bié别

yòng用

nà那

zhǒng种

kǒng恐

hè吓

de的

yǔ语

qì气

gēn跟

wǒ我

shuō说

huà话

，

zhè这

jiě解

jué决

bù不

liǎo了

wèn问

tí题

。

Don't talk to me in that threatening tone; it won't solve the problem.

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