怕

To be afraid in Chinese: 怕 (pà)

pà

to be afraid

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be afraid
  2. 2to fear
  3. 3to dread
  4. 4to be unable to endure
  5. 5perhaps

Stroke order

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怕

Zhuyin

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ㄆㄚˋ

pà

ㄆ/ pㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我妹妹很怕大狗。

    wǒ mèi mei hěn pà dà gǒu。

    My little sister is very afraid of big dogs.

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Related words

害怕

hài pà

to be afraid

恐怕

kǒng pà

fear

可怕

kě pà

awful

哪怕

nǎ pà

even

生怕

shēng pà

to fear

排

pái

a row

碰

pèng

to touch

碰到

pèng dào

to come across

平安

píng ān

safe and sound

瓶

píng

bottle

普通

pǔ tōng

common

骑车

qí chē

to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle)

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