吓唬

scare, frighten

verb Uncommon #11,656
scare, frighten Often used for trying to frighten or intimidate someone.
CH: 别吓唬孩子。
EN: Don't scare the child.

还是想吓唬我们?

Still trying to scare us?

— 八部半 (1963)

先生,为什么你吓唬他?

Sir, why are you scaring him?

— 俄罗斯方舟 (2002)

别再吓唬这姑娘了,扫兴鬼!

Stop scaring the girl, you killjoy!

— 维多利亚 (2015)

别说了,少吓唬人

Stop it. Don't scare people.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

他决定吓唬每一个人。

He decided to scare everyone.

— 八部半 (1963)

我说那些话只是为了吓唬她

I only said those things to scare her.

— 调音师 (2018)

我没想吓唬你。

I didn't mean to scare you.

我那是吓唬你呢

I was just trying to scare you.

— Deep Sea (2023)

这是吓唬人

This is just meant to scare people.

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

我不是故意吓唬你的。

I didn't mean to scare you.

他吓唬你呢

He's just trying to scare you.

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

他只不过是吓唬你一下

He was just trying to scare you.

— 城市英雄 (1993)