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Jyutping haak3 jan4
Pinyin xià rén

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to make people afraid; to frighten
  2. adj, Wu
    to a very high degree; extremely
  3. adj
    frightening; scary
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4474

嚇人 [吓-]

Jyutping
Pinyin xià rén

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to scare
  2. scary
  3. frightening
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这部恐怖片很吓人,我一看就睡不着觉了。
    這部恐怖片很嚇人,我一看就睡不着覺了。
    zhè bù kǒng bù piàn hěn xià rén , wǒ yī kàn jiù shuì bù zháo jué le 。
    • This horror movie is really scary. I couldn't sleep after I watched it.
  2. Mandarin
    你能不能再冷静一点啊?你看上去真是太吓人了。
    你能不能再冷靜一點啊?你看上去真是太嚇人了。
    nǐ néng bù néng zài lěng jìng yī diǎn a ? nǐ kàn shang qu zhēn shi tài xià rén le 。
    • Why don't you calm down? You're really making me cringe.
  3. Mandarin
    我的书桌很吓人:那么多那么有用抽屉,放在那么小、刚够伸腿的地方。
    我的書桌很嚇人:那麼多那麼有用抽屜,放在那麼小、剛夠伸腿的地方。
    wǒ de shū zhuō hěn xià rén : nà me duō nà me yǒu yòng chōu ti , fàng zài nà me xiǎo 、 gāng gòu shēn tuǐ de dì fāng 。
    • My writing desk, a place of dread: an incredible number of incredibly useful drawers - combined with incredibly little legspace.
  4. Mandarin
    是不是吓人?
    是不是嚇人?
    shì bù shì xià rén ?
    • Scary, isn't it?
  5. Mandarin
    我总觉得木偶戏有点吓人。
    我總覺得木偶戲有點嚇人。
    wǒ zǒng jué de mù ǒu xì yǒu diǎn xià rén 。
    • I always find puppet shows a bit creepy.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    痴线嘎,做咩吓鬼我?人吓人冇药医㗎。
    痴線嘎,做咩嚇鬼我?人嚇人冇藥醫㗎。
    • You crazy guy, why you scared me ? There's no cure on man scaring man.
  2. Cantonese
    万圣节啲细路会扮妖怪吓人。
    萬聖節啲細路會扮妖怪嚇人。
    maan6 sing3 zit3 di1 sai3 lou6 wui5 baan6 jiu2 gwaai3 haak3 jan4.
    • During Halloween, kids dress up as monsters to scare off people.