吓坏

嚇壞

xiàhuài

verb #2,699

Meanings

1 to scare badly
2 to be terrified
3 to frighten

Characters

to scare; to frighten

bad; broken; ruined

Examples

HSK 3

那个声音把我吓坏了。

Nàge shēngyīn bǎ wǒ xiàhuài le.

That sound scared me badly.

HSK 3

孩子被那条狗吓坏了。

Háizi bèi nà tiáo gǒu xiàhuài le.

The child was terrified by that dog.

Tips

grammar

吓坏 is a resultative complement: 吓 (to scare) + 坏 (to the point of being broken/ruined). Often used with 把 or 被 constructions.

Stroke Order

吓 xià

坏 huài