Verbthreaten; intimidate; menace

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 恐吓.
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Character Breakdown

恐吓 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 恐吓 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 恐吓 with other words naturally.
Adjective + Noun
kǒng
xià
xìn
neutral
threatening letter
bào
kǒng
xià
formal
violent threat
Verb + Complementwith受到
shòu
dào
kǒng
xià
formal
be threatened
Verb + Object
jìn
xíng
kǒng
xià
formalWritten
carry out a threat
kǒng
xià
rén
formal
threaten others

Example Sentences with 恐吓

kǒng
He threatened me.
shì
yòng
míng
xìn
kǒng
zhèng
rén
zhǐ
chū
tíng
zuò
zhèng
He attempted to intimidate the witness with anonymous letters to prevent them from testifying in court.
nán
dào
dān
xīn
zhè
zhǒng
kǒng
xíng
wéi
huì
dài
lái
hòu
guǒ
ma
Aren't you worried that this act of intimidation will lead to legal consequences?
ge
shēng
rén
yòng
kǒng
de
shuō
huà
The stranger spoke in a threatening tone.
cóng
wèi
shǐ使
yòng
bào
huò
kǒng
shǒu
duàn
lái
chéng
de
He has never used violence or intimidation to achieve his goals.
jǐn
guǎn
duì
fāng
zài
kǒng
rán
jiān
chí
jiē
shì
qíng
de
zhēn
xiàng
Despite repeated threats from the other party, she persisted in exposing the truth of the matter.
lǎo
bǎn
yòng
jiě
lái
kǒng
yuán
gōng
ràng
men
gèng
jiā
gōng
zuò
The boss used the threat of dismissal to intimidate employees into working harder.
bié
yòng
zhǒng
kǒng
de
gēn
shuō
huà
zhè
jiě
jué
liǎo
wèn
Don't talk to me in that threatening tone; it won't solve the problem.