吓倒 (xià dǎo) — to be terrified; to be so frightened that one collapses; (causative) to scare (someone) into collapsing or being terrified
Definition
吓倒 is a resultative verb: scaring so severely that someone collapses or is paralyzed with fear. Stronger than 吓 (xià), which is just 'to frighten' without the collapse result.
verb
to be terrifiedto be so frightened that one collapses(causative) to scare (someone) into collapsing or being terrified
Examples
- 吓倒。Nà ge kǒng bù piàn bǎ wǒ xià dǎo le.That horror movie scared me so much I almost collapsed.
- 吓倒。Tā bèi zhè ge tū rú qí lái de xiāo xi xià dǎo le.He was terrified by this sudden news.
- ，吓倒。Bié zài shuō guǐ gù shi le, nǐ huì bǎ dì di xià dǎo de.Stop telling ghost stories; you'll scare your little brother to death.
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