Word: 吓 (xià, hè)

人能被吓死吗？

Rén néng bèi xià sǐ ma?

Can one die of fear?

他们应该会被吓到。

Tāmen yīnggāi huì bèi xià dào.

They'll probably get scared.

他们被吓到了。

Tāmen bèi xià dàole.

They were frightened.

他吓得全身僵硬。

Tā xià de quánshēn jiāngyìng.

He was rigid with terror.

他吓得站着一动不动。

Tā xià de zhànzhe yídòngbúdòng.

He was so scared that he stood there without moving.

他吓得脸色惨白。

Tā xià de liǎnsè cǎnbái.

He was so scared that his face went deathly pale.

他看见蛇就吓得不动了。

Tā kànjiàn shé jiù xià de bú dòngle.

He froze with fear when he saw the snake.

他被吓得畏缩在角落里。

Tā bèi xià de wèisuō zài jiǎoluò lǐ.

He was so scared that he cowered in the corner.

你们可吓不到我。

Nǐmen kě xià búdào wǒ.

You guys can't scare me.

别这样吓我吧！

Bié zhèyàng xià wǒ ba!

Don't scare me like that!

压大的力,吓大的胆

yā dà de lì,xià dà de dǎn

pressure raises strength, scares raise courage

坟头上耍大刀,吓鬼

féntóu shang shuǎ dàdāo,xià guǐ

brandishing a big sword on a grave mound: scaring ghosts

夜里一声雷，我吓醒了。

Yèli yìshēng léi, wǒ xià xǐngle.

A clap of thunder in the night woke me up with a start.

她只是被吓到了并没有受伤。

Tā zhǐshì bèi xià dàole bìng méiyǒu shòushāng.

She was only frightened, not injured.

她吓得浑身哆嗦。

Tā xià de húnshēn duōsuo.

She was so scared that she trembled all over.

弟弟扮成老虎吓我。

Dìdi bàn chéng lǎohǔ xià wǒ.

My little brother disguised himself as a tiger to scare me.

我不是轻易吓得住的。

Wǒ bú shì qīngyì xià de zhù de.

I'm not that easily intimidated.

我们收到消息时都吓了一跳。

Wǒmen shōudào xiāoxi shí dōu xiàle yí tiào.

We were surprised at the news.

我们被那景象吓了一跳。

Wǒmen bèi nà jǐngxiàng xiàle yí tiào.

We were surprised at the sight.

我被这情景吓到了。

Wǒ bèi zhè qíngjǐng xià dàole.

I was frightened by the sight.

我被闪电吓到了。

Wǒ bèi shǎndiàn xià dàole.

I was scared by the lightning.

气球破裂时，孩子吓哭了。

Qìqiú pòliè shí, háizi xià kūle.

When the balloon burst, the child was scared and cried.

法场上的麻雀,胆子吓大了

fǎchǎng shàng de máquè,dǎnzi xià dàle

a sparrow at the execution ground: its courage grew from being frightened

狗被火花吓到了。

Gǒu bèi huǒhuā xià dàole.

The dog was frightened by the sparks.

狼吓到了我。

Láng xià dàole wǒ.

Wolves scare me.

电线冒出一串火花，吓了我一跳。

Diànxiàn mào chū yí chuàn huǒhuā, xiàle wǒ yí tiào.

The wire threw off a shower of sparks and gave me a fright.

网兜里的麂子，吓破了胆

wǎngdōu lǐ de jǐzǐ, xià pòle dǎn

a muntjac deer in a net: scared its gallbladder has burst

请你说话缓和一点，别吓到孩子。

Qǐng nǐ shuōhuà huǎnhé yìdiǎn, bié xià dào háizi.

Please speak more gently and don't frighten the child.

请注意你的言辞，别吓到孩子。

Qǐng zhùyì nǐ de yáncí, bié xià dào háizi.

Please watch your language and don't frighten the children.

那部电影把我吓得要死。

Nà bù diànyǐng bǎ wǒ xià de yàosǐ.

That film scared me to death.

高额罚款让司机吓了一跳。

Gāo'é fákuǎn ràng sījī xiàle yí tiào.

The hefty fine gave the driver a shock.