吓唬

zhè zhǐ néng xià hu zhù xiǎo hái

这只能吓唬住小孩。

This is only good for scaring children.

bié xià hu tā tā dǎn zi xiǎo

别吓唬她，她胆子小。

Don't frighten her as she's rather timid.

tā zǒng shì xià hu rén

他总是吓唬人。

He's always trying to intimidate people.

yòng qiāng lái xià hu rén

用枪来吓唬人

threaten someone with a gun

wǒ zhǐ bu guò xià hu xià hu tā

我只不过吓唬吓唬他。

I was only putting the wind up him.

jǐng chá xià hu xián yí fàn bī tā zhāo gòng

警察吓唬嫌疑犯，逼他招供。

The policeman frightened the suspect into making a confession.

yuē hàn cháo tā men tóu dǐng shang kāi qiāng lái xià hu tā men

约翰朝他们头顶上开枪来吓唬他们。

John fired over their heads to throw a scare into them.

tā men bù guò shì xiǎng xià hu wǒ men shuō chū mì mì

他们不过是想吓唬我们说出秘密。

They're just trying to scare us into letting out the secret.