威吓 (wēi hè) — to threaten, to intimidate

Definition

Examples

• 他用暴力威吓别人，结果被警察抓走了。
  Tā yòng bào lì wēi hè bié rén, jié guǒ bèi jǐng chá zhuā zǒu le.
  He used violence to intimidate others, and ended up being arrested by the police.
• 敌人威吓他们投降，但他们坚持战斗到底。
  Dí rén wēi hè tā men tóu xiáng, dàn tā men jiān chí zhàn dòu dào dǐ.
  The enemy threatened them to surrender, but they insisted on fighting to the end.
• 他经常威吓小孩，让大家都很害怕。
  Tā jīng cháng wēi hè xiǎo hái, ràng dà jiā dōu hěn hài pà.
  He often intimidates children, making everyone very afraid.

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