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The word 恐吓 is formed by combining two characters: 恐, which means "fear" or "to be afraid", and 吓, which means "to intimidate" or "to threaten". Together, they create a compound word where 恐 conveys the emotional state of fear and 吓 denotes the action of causing that fear, resulting in the meaning "to threaten" or "to intimidate" through instilling alarm.

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不要恐吓别人。

Bù yào kǒng hè bié rén.

Don't threaten others.

他用电话恐吓我。

Tā yòng diàn huà kǒng hè wǒ.

He threatened me over the phone.

恐吓行为是违法的。

Kǒng hè xíng wéi shì wéi fǎ de.

Threatening behavior is illegal.

那个人经常恐吓他的邻居。

Nà gè rén jīng cháng kǒng hè tā de lín jū.

That person often threatens his neighbors.

尽管受到恐吓，她仍然坚持作证。

Jǐn guǎn shòu dào kǒng hè, tā réng rán jiān chí zuò zhèng.

Despite being threatened, she still insisted on testifying.

Word Definition - 恐吓

kǒng hè to threaten; to menace

Individual Character Details

恐 kǒng
吓 hè, xià