| 恐怖 | kong3 bu4 | terrible |
| 可怕 | ke3 pa4 | awful |
| 要命 | yao4 ming4 | very |
| 凶恶 | xiong1 e4 | fiendish |
| 恐吓 | kong3 he4 | fright |
| 嘻 | xi1 | laugh |
| 吓 | xia4 | to scare |
| 吓唬 | xia4 hu3 | to scare |
| 心寒 | xin1 han2 | frightened |
| 惊吓 | jing1 xia4 | to frighten |
| 吓坏 | xia4 huai4 he4 huai4 | to scare |
| 吓人 | xia4 ren2 | to frighten people |
| 鼠窜 | shu3 cuan4 | to scamper off |