生
怕

To fear in Chinese: 生怕 (shēng pà)

shēng pà

to fear

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to fear
  2. 2afraid
  3. 3extremely nervous
  4. 4for fear that
  5. 5to avoid
  6. 6so as not to

Stroke order

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生
怕

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ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄆㄚˋ

pà

ㄆ/ pㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他走得很轻，生怕吵醒孩子。

    tā zǒu dé hěn qīng， shēng pà chǎo xǐng hái zi。

    He walked very softly, afraid of waking the child.

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Related words

怕

pà

to be afraid

生

shēng

to be born

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

学生

xué sheng

student

医生

yī shēng

doctor

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

生日

shēng rì

birthday

害怕

hài pà

to be afraid

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

出生

chū shēng

to be born

发生

fā shēng

to happen

恐怕

kǒng pà

fear

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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