可
怕

Awful in Chinese: 可怕 (kě pà)

kě pà

awful

HSK 3.0 Level 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1awful
  2. 2dreadful
  3. 3fearful
  4. 4formidable
  5. 5frightful
  6. 6scary
  7. 7hideous
  8. 8horrible
  9. 9terrible
  10. 10terribly

Stroke order

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可
怕

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄜˇ

kě

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˇ/ third tone

ㄆㄚˋ

pà

ㄆ/ pㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这真可怕。

    zhè zhēn kě pà。

    This is really terrible.

  • 太可怕了。

    tài kě pà le。

    How awful!

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Related words

怕

pà

to be afraid

可

kě

(prefix) can

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

可以

kě yǐ

can

害怕

hài pà

to be afraid

可爱

kě ài

adorable

可怜

kě lián

pitiful

可是

kě shì

but

可惜

kě xī

it is a pity

恐怕

kǒng pà

fear

可见

kě jiàn

it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)

可靠

kě kào

reliable

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