What 恐吓 means
- To threaten
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恐吓 in a sentence
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What does 恐吓 mean in English?
恐吓 is pronounced kǒnghè and means To threaten.
How do you pronounce 恐吓?
恐吓 is kǒnghè in pinyin — written konghe without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 恐吓?
恐吓 is written with 2 characters: 恐 (kǒng) Afraid (frightened - fear), 吓 (xià) Frighten (scare - intimidate - threaten). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 恐吓 written in traditional Chinese?
恐嚇. The simplified form 恐吓 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 恐嚇 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced kǒnghè.
Is 恐吓 an HSK word?
Yes — 恐吓 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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