威吓

Traditional (Taiwan): 威嚇

wēihè ㄨㄟ ㄏㄜˋ

    • to threaten
    • to intimidate
    • to cow

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 恐吓 kǒnghè
    • 恐吓电话 threatening phone call
    • 多次恐吓 threaten many times
  • 威胁 wēixié
    • 威胁他人 threaten others
    • 屈服于威胁 yield to threats

Antonyms 反义词

  • 安抚 ānfǔ
    • 安抚百姓 pacify the people
    • 极力安抚 do one's utmost to placate
  • 抚慰 fǔwèi
    • 抚慰心灵 comfort the soul
    • 百般抚慰 console in every way

Telling them apart

威吓 means to scare someone by applying pressure directly, and has a narrower range. 威胁 stresses forcing someone to give in by force, and can also mean that natural or social forces endanger people, so it is broader and more common.

Other words read wēihè

weihe with other tones

  • 为何 wèihé why
  • 维和 wéihé peacekeeping
  • 渭河 wèihé Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong Plain 关中平原 guānzhōngpíngyuán
  • 为荷 wéihè I would be grateful
  • 违和 wéihé unwell

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