骇 hài
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 马 — horse
- Made of
- 马 horse 亥 12th terrestrial branch
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
骇人听闻
hàiréntīngwén
appalling; shocking; horrifying
Characters in this word
人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 调查报告揭露的虐待细节骇人听闻，引发了社会各界的强烈谴责。 Diàochá bàogào jiēlù de nüèdài xìjié hàiréntīngwén, yǐnfā le shèhuì gèjiè de qiángliè qiǎnzé. The abuse details exposed by the investigation report were appalling and triggered strong condemnation from all sectors of society.
- 这条消息太骇人听闻了，我一时不敢相信。 Zhè tiáo xiāoxi tài hàiréntīngwén le, wǒ yìshí bù gǎn xiāngxìn. This news is so shocking that I couldn't believe it at first.
- 他讲了一个骇人听闻的故事，听得孩子们不敢关灯。 Tā jiǎng le yí ge hàiréntīngwén de gùshi, tīng de háizimen bù gǎn guān dēng. He told a horrifying story, and the children were too scared to turn off the light.