吓人

嚇人

xiàrén

adjective HSK 7-9 #3,162

Meanings

1 scary
2 frightening
3 terrifying

Characters

Scares people.

Examples

这部电影太吓人了。

Zhèbù diànyǐng tài xiàrén le.

This movie is so scary.

价格高得吓人。

Jiàgé gāo de xiàrén.

The price is frighteningly high.

他的样子吓人极了。

Tā de yàngzi xiàrén jíle.

His appearance was extremely frightening.

Tips

usage

吓人 is often used figuratively with 得: adjective + 得吓人 means 'so [adj] it's scary'. Examples: 贵得吓人 (scarily expensive), 多得吓人 (scarily many).

Stroke Order

吓 xià

人 rén