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吓人

xiàrén

frightening; scary

A frightened person hides under a blanket during a thunderstorm
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Characters in this word

吓 xià

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 下 below, underneath
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

人 rén

Strokes
2
Radical
人 — man, person
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 这份预算的缺口数字看似吓人,但分阶段处理后并非无法承受。 Zhè fèn yùsuàn de quēkǒu shùzì kànsì xiàrén, dàn fēn jiēduàn chǔlǐ hòu bìngfēi wúfǎ chéngshòu. The budget shortfall looks frightening, but after being handled in stages it is not unbearable.
  • 夜里突然的雷声真吓人。 Yèli tūrán de léishēng zhēn xiàrén. The sudden thunder at night is really frightening.
  • 这个游乐园的过山车太吓人,我不敢坐。 Zhège yóulèyuán de guòshānchē tài xiàrén, wǒ bù gǎn zuò. The roller coaster at this amusement park is too scary; I dare not ride it.

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