hè
to scare
to intimidate
to threaten
(interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut
(interjection showing astonishment)
jīng xià
to frighten
to horrify
to terrify
xià yī tiào
startled
to frighten
scared out of one's skin
wēi hè
to threaten
to intimidate
to cow
dòng hè
to intimidate
to threaten
xià pò dǎn
to be scared out of one's wits
to scare stiff
xià hūn
to faint from fear
to be frightened into fits
shell-shocked
shā jī xià hóu
lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
pour encourager les autres
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