| 惊骇 | jing1 hai4 | to be shocked |
| 发怵 | fa1 chu4 | to be afraid |
| 半死 | ban4 si3 | (tired) to death |
| 悚然 | song3 ran2 | terrified |
| 惶恐 | huang2 kong3 | (adj) terrified |
| 寒心 | han2 xin1 | terrified |
| 怂 | song3 | terrified |
| 慑 | she4 | to fear |
| 凄惶 | qi1 huang2 | distraught (literary) |
| 虩 | xi4 | terrified |
| 恐惧的 | kong3 ju4 de5 | afeard |
| 猲 | terrified | |
| 吴牛见月 | wu2 niu2 jian4 yue4 | cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun |