吓吓他

scare him a little

→ 吓吓

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scare him a little The repeated verb 吓 gives the action a casual or slightly lighthearted feel; the phrase can mean to give him a scare rather than seriously frighten him.

CH: 我们只是想吓吓他。

EN: We just want to scare him a little.

吓吓他

Scare him a little.

— A Sun (2019)

但我只想吓吓他

But I just wanted to scare him.

— 回归 (2006)

你什么时候跟我说过去吓吓他？

When did you say you’d go scare him with me?

— A Sun (2019)

我们不是说好去吓吓他而已吗？

Didn't we agree we were only going to scare him a little?

— A Sun (2019)

我们只是想说去吓吓他而已

We just wanted to scare him a little, that's all.

— A Sun (2019)

如果你只是想吓吓他，局长

If you're just trying to scare him, Chief...

— 四百击 (1959)