恐怖 (kǒng bù) — terrifying, horrible, frightening; (attributive) terrorist (e.g. 恐怖袭击, 恐怖分子)
Definition
恐怖 stresses the heavy, dark dread of terror — stronger than 可怕 ('scary') and reserved for what is genuinely terrifying or, attributively, for 'terrorist' (恐怖袭击). 恐惧 names the fear felt inside, not the thing that causes it.
adjective
terrifyinghorriblefrightening(attributive) terrorist (e.g. 恐怖袭击, 恐怖分子)
Examples
- 恐怖。Zhè ge chuán shuō tīng qǐ lái hěn kǒng bù.This legend sounds very scary.
- 恐怖。Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài dǎ jī kǒng bù huó dòng.The government is cracking down on terrorist activities.
- 恐怖。Nà chǎng shì gù de kǒng bù chǎng miàn ràng rén nán wàng.The terrifying scene of that accident was unforgettable.
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