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

那个声音把我吓坏了。

Nàge shēngyīn bǎ wǒ xiàhuài le.

That sound scared me badly.

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