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Information of 怕

Pinyin pà

Radical

忄

Strokes

8 strokes

Usage

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Definition

to be afraid / to fear

怕 [pà] Definition: 1. Fear; fright; to be afraid. 2. Perhaps; to express doubt or conjecture. Meanings: 1. Fear: - 害怕 (to be afraid of someone) - 怕死 (to be afraid of dying) - 害怕 (to be frightened) - 惧怕 (to fear) - 可怕 (frightening) 2. Perhaps; expressing doubt or conjecture: - 恐怕他别有用意 (I’m afraid he has ulterior motives) - 怕是 (perhaps) Usage: 1. Used before the predicate or at the beginning of a sentence to estimate or speculate on a situation, expressing doubt or discussion, equivalent to “恐怕” (I’m afraid), “也许” (perhaps), “或许” (maybe); in modern Chinese, it often ends with "吧". Example: - 怕是有什么意外，平时他总是准时来的 (I’m afraid there may be some unexpected events; he is usually punctual). - 怕不 (I’m afraid so, maybe). - 怕敢 (I’m afraid so, maybe). 2. As; could it be? (岂). Example: - 怕不待 (could it not be...?) 3. If (如其; 倘). Historical References: 1. 《广韵》: 怕，怕惧 (Fear). 2. 韩愈《双鸟诗》: 鬼神怕嘲咏 (Ghosts and deities fear ridicule). 3. 明· 于谦《石灰吟》: 粉骨碎身浑不怕 (Crushed bones, body disintegrated, yet not afraid). Examples: - 惧怕 (to be afraid); - 害怕 (to feel uneasy or panicked when encountering difficulties, dangers, etc.); - 怕怯 (to fear).

可怕 kě pà

awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / scary / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly

只怕 zhǐ pà

I'm afraid that... / perhaps / maybe / very likely

哪怕 nǎ pà

even / even if / even though / no matter how

害怕 hài pà

to be afraid / to be scared

恐怕 kǒng pà

fear / to dread / I'm afraid that... / perhaps / maybe

生怕 shēng pà

to fear / afraid / extremely nervous / for fear that / to avoid / so as not to

不怕 bù pà

fearless / not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) / even if / even though

惧怕 jù pà

to be afraid

贪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ

greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly / clinging abjectly to life / only interested in saving one's neck

不怕死 bù pà sǐ

be not afraid of death / be not scared to die

怕死 pà sǐ

fear death / be afraid of death

怕人 pà rén

shy / timid / anthropophobia

不怕牺牲 bù pà xī shēng

Not afraid of sacrifice

天不怕 tiān bù pà

God is not afraid

担惊受怕 dān jīng shòu pà

to feel apprehensive / to be alarmed

后怕 hòu pà

lingering fear / fear after the event / post-traumatic stress

胆小怕事 dǎn xiǎo pà shì

timid and overcautious

不怕没柴烧 bù pà méi chái shāo

Not afraid of no firewood

怕事 pà shì

timid / to be afraid of getting involved / to be afraid of getting into trouble

怕羞 pà xiū

coy / shy / bashful

欺软怕硬 qī ruǎn pà yìng

bully the weak and fear the strong

初生牛犊不怕虎 chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ

lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) / fig. the young are fearless

骇怕 hài pà

to be afraid / to be frightened