恐怖

kǒngbù

adjective HSK 7-9 #1,004

Meanings

HSK 7-9

这部恐怖电影太吓人了。

Zhè bù kǒngbù diànyǐng tài xiàrén le.

This horror movie is too scary.

HSK 7-9

恐怖分子袭击了机场。

Kǒngbù fènzǐ xíjī le jīchǎng.

Terrorists attacked the airport.

usage

恐怖 works as both an adjective (terrifying) and part of compound nouns: 恐怖片 (horror film), 恐怖分子 (terrorist), 恐怖主义 (terrorism).

memory

恐 (fear) + 怖 (dread) - both characters have the heart radical 忄/心, showing this is about deep emotional fear.

恐 kǒng

怖 bù