吓坏 (xià huài) — to be terrified, to be scared stiff
Definition
A resultative verb meaning 'to frighten badly / scare stiff' — the 坏 marks the resulting state of being badly shaken. Built from 把-constructions (把…吓坏了) to show what got scared.
verb
to be terrifiedto be scared stiff
Examples
- 吓坏。Zuó tiān wǎn shàng de diàn yǐng bǎ wǒ xià huài le.The movie last night scared me to death.
- ，吓坏。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā xià huài le.He was terrified upon hearing this news.
- ，吓坏。Nà zhī dà gǒu tū rán pǎo chū lái, bǎ hái zi xià huài le.That big dog suddenly ran out, scaring the child badly.
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