惊吓
jīng xià
Pinyin

Definition

惊吓
 - 
jīng xià
  1. to frighten
  2. to horrify
  3. to terrify

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 to scare
  2. 2 to intimidate
  3. 3 to threaten
  4. 4 (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut
  5. 5 (interjection showing astonishment)
jīng xǐ
  1. 1 nice surprise
  2. 2 to be pleasantly surprised
jīng xīn
  1. 1 staggering
  2. 2 shocking
  3. 3 frightened
jīng xǐng
  1. 1 to rouse
  2. 2 to be woken by sth
  3. 3 to wake with a start
  4. 4 to sleep lightly
jīng hún
  1. 1 in a panicked state
  2. 2 frightened
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
shòu chǒng ruò jīng
  1. 1 overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
chī jīng
  1. 1 to be startled
  2. 2 to be shocked
  3. 3 to be amazed
xià hu
  1. 1 to scare
  2. 2 to frighten
xià huài
  1. 1 to be terrified
  2. 2 to terrify sb
xià pǎo
  1. 1 to scare away
dà jīng
  1. 1 with great alarm
xīn jīng dǎn zhàn
  1. 1 lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear
  2. 2 scared witless
kǒng hè
  1. 1 to threaten
  2. 2 to menace
yǒu jīng wú xiǎn
  1. 1 to be more scared than hurt (idiom)
  2. 2 to get through a daunting experience without mishap
zhèn jīng
  1. 1 to shock
  2. 2 to astonish
jīng
  1. 1 to startle
  2. 2 to be frightened
  3. 3 to be scared
  4. 4 alarm
jīng rén
  1. 1 astonishing
jīng dāi
  1. 1 stupefied
  2. 2 stunned
jīng hū
  1. 1 to cry out in alarm or surprise

Idioms (20)

一夕数惊
yī xī shù jīng
  1. 1 one scare after another (idiom)
  2. 2 in a constant state of tension
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
动魄惊心
dòng pò jīng xīn
  1. 1 shaking one to the core (idiom); extremely disturbing
  2. 2 shattering
  3. 3 hair-raising
大吃一惊
dà chī yī jīng
  1. 1 to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled
  2. 2 gobsmacked
大惊失色
dà jīng shī sè
  1. 1 to turn pale with fright (idiom)
大惊小怪
dà jīng xiǎo guài
  1. 1 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
徒自惊扰
tú zì jīng rǎo
  1. 1 to alarm oneself unnecessarily (idiom)
心惊肉跳
xīn jīng ròu tiào
  1. 1 lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
心惊胆战
xīn jīng dǎn zhàn
  1. 1 lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear
  2. 2 scared witless
怵目惊心
chù mù jīng xīn
  1. 1 lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
  2. 2 horrible to see
  3. 3 a ghastly sight
  4. 4 also written 觸目驚心|触目惊心
打草惊蛇
dǎ cǎo jīng shé
  1. 1 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
  3. 3 to punish sb as a warning to others
拍案惊奇
pāi àn jīng qí
  1. 1 to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
  2. 2 amazing!
有惊无险
yǒu jīng wú xiǎn
  1. 1 to be more scared than hurt (idiom)
  2. 2 to get through a daunting experience without mishap
杀鸡吓猴
shā jī xià hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2 pour encourager les autres
胆战心惊
dǎn zhàn xīn jīng
  1. 1 to tremble with fear (idiom)
  2. 2 scared witless
处变不惊
chǔ biàn bù jīng
  1. 1 to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
触目惊心
chù mù jīng xīn
  1. 1 lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
  2. 2 horrible to see
  3. 3 a ghastly sight
惊喜若狂
jīng xǐ ruò kuáng
  1. 1 pleasantly surprised like mad (idiom); capering madly with joy
  2. 2 to express boundless pleasure
惊天动地
jīng tiān dòng dì
  1. 1 world-shaking (idiom)
惊弓之鸟
jīng gōng zhī niǎo
  1. 1 lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences

Sample Sentences

相传一千多年前在中国晋朝有位叫做乐广的人,交游广阔,特别喜欢宴请朋友到家中喝酒聊天。有一次,在宴席上,乐广的一位朋友在敬酒时,看见杯子里有条小蛇在酒里蠕动,这位朋友虽然饱受惊吓,但碍于面子,不得不勉强将酒一饮而尽。回家之后,老觉得自己肚子里有条小蛇钻来钻去,越想越难受,竟然因此病倒了!
xiāngchuán yī qiān duō nián qián zài Zhōngguó Jìncháo yǒu wèi jiàozuò YuèGuǎng de rén ,jiāoyóu guǎngkuò ,tèbié xǐhuan yànqǐng péngyou dào jiā zhōng hējiǔ liáotiān 。yǒu yīcì ,zài yànxí shàng ,YuèGuǎng de yī wèi péngyou zài jìngjiǔ shí ,kànjiàn bēizi lǐ yǒu tiáo xiǎo shé zài jiǔ lǐ rúdòng ,zhè wèi péngyou suīrán bǎoshòu jīngxià ,dàn àiyú miànzi ,bùdébù miǎnqiǎng jiāng jiǔ yīyǐnérjìn 。huíjiā zhīhòu ,lǎo juéde zìjǐ dùzi lǐ yǒu tiáo xiǎo shé zuàn lái zuàn qù ,Yuè xiǎng Yuè nánshòu ,jìngrán yīncǐ bìngdǎo le !
Legend has it, more than a thousand years ago, in the Gin dynasty of China, there was a person named Yue Guang. He has many friends, and he especially likes to invite friends to come over to have a drink and chat. Once at the banquet, a friend of Yue Guang saw a little snake wriggling in the glass while toasting. Although his friend was frightened, because of his pride, he had no choice but to force himself to drink up the wine. After he got home, he constantly felt like there’s a snake winding around in his stomach. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He even ended up falling ill because of this!
你这样让水母受到更严重的惊吓,难怪被咬得那么厉害,下次别这样!
nǐ zhèyàng ràng shuǐmǔ shòudào gèng yánzhòng de jīngxià ,nánguài bèi yǎo de nàme lìhai ,xiàcì bié zhèyàng !
You probabl y frightened the jellyfish even more by doing that, no wonder you got stung so badly. Don't do that next time!
她一直在哭,好像是受到了惊吓。她说晚上回家后,发现丈夫倒在血泊里,已经死了。后来我们带她去警察局做笔录,鉴证科的同事留在现场调查取样。
tā yīzhí zài kū ,hǎoxiàng shì shòudào le jīngxià 。tā shuō wǎnshang huíjiā hòu ,fāxiàn zhàngfu dǎo zài xuèpō lǐ ,yǐjīng sǐ le 。hòulái wǒmen dài tā qù jǐngchájú zuò bǐlù ,jiànzhèngkē de tóngshì liú zài xiànchǎng diàochá qǔyàng 。
She was crying non-stop. It seemed like she was really surprised. She said that after coming home that night, she discovered her husband had fallen in a pool of blood,and he was already dead. Later, we took her to the police station to make a statement. Our colleagues in the Crime Scene Investigation department stayed at the scene of the crime to investigate and take samples.