只怕 zhǐ pà ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ zi2 paa3
- I'm afraid that...
- perhaps
- maybe
- very likely
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只
- 只好 zhǐ hǎo ㄓˇ ㄏㄠˇ zi2 hou2 to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
- 只得 zhǐ dé ㄓˇ ㄉㄜˊ zi2 dak1 to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
- 只是 zhǐ shì ㄓˇ ㄕˋ zi2 si6 merely; only; just; nothing but
- 只有 zhǐ yǒu ㄓˇ ㄧㄡˇ zi2 jau5 only have ...; there is only ...
- 只管 zhǐ guǎn ㄓˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ zi2 gun2 solely engrossed in one thing
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- 只能 zhǐ néng ㄓˇ ㄋㄥˊ zi2 nang4 can only
- 只要 zhǐ yào ㄓˇ ㄧㄠˋ zi2 jiu3 so long as; provided; if
- 只见 只見 zhǐ jiàn ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zi2 gin3 to see (the same thing) over and over again
- 只顾 只顧 zhǐ gù ㄓˇ ㄍㄨˋ zi2 gu3 to focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with
- 船只 船隻 chuán zhī ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓ syun4 zek3 ship
- 只不过 只不過 zhǐ bu guò ㄓˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄍㄨㄛˋ zi2 bat1 gwo3 only; merely; nothing but; no more than
- 不只 bù zhǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ bat1 zi2 not only
- 只消 zhǐ xiāo ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄠ zi2 siu1 to only need
- 只当 只當 zhǐ dàng ㄓˇ ㄉㄤˋ zi2 dong1 (coll.) to take (sth) as …; to treat as …; to assume; to act as if …
- 只读 只讀 zhǐ dú ㄓˇ ㄉㄨˊ zi2 duk6 (computing) read-only
- 大只 大隻 dà zhī ㄉㄚˋ ㄓ daai6 zek3 big
- 牛只 牛隻 niú zhī ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄓ ngau4 zek3 cow
- 犬只 犬隻 quǎn zhī ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄓ hyun2 zek3 (formal) dog (used in official documents, news reports etc)
- 舰只 艦隻 jiàn zhī ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓ laam6 zek3 warship
- 猫只 貓隻 māo zhī ㄇㄠ ㄓ maau1 zek3 (formal) cat (used in official documents, news reports etc)
怕
- 可怕 kě pà ㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄚˋ ho2 paa3 awful
- 哪怕 nǎ pà ㄋㄚˇ ㄆㄚˋ naa5 paa3 even
- 害怕 hài pà ㄏㄞˋ ㄆㄚˋ hoi6 paa3 to be afraid; to be scared
- 恐怕 kǒng pà ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄆㄚˋ hung2 paa3 fear
- 生怕 shēng pà ㄕㄥ ㄆㄚˋ sang1 paa3 to fear
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- 不怕 bù pà ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ bat1 paa3 fearless
- 后怕 後怕 hòu pà ㄏㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ hau6 paa3 lingering fear
- 怕事 pà shì ㄆㄚˋ ㄕˋ paa3 si6 timid
- 怕死 pà sǐ ㄆㄚˋ ㄙˇ paa3 sei2 to be scared of dying
- 怕生 pà shēng ㄆㄚˋ ㄕㄥ paa3 saang1 fear of strangers
- 怕痒 怕癢 pà yǎng ㄆㄚˋ ㄧㄤˇ paa3 joeng5 to be ticklish
- 怕羞 pà xiū ㄆㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄡ paa3 sau1 coy
- 惧怕 懼怕 jù pà ㄐㄩˋ ㄆㄚˋ geoi6 paa3 to be afraid
- 骇怕 駭怕 hài pà ㄏㄞˋ ㄆㄚˋ haai5 paa3 to be afraid
- 惊怕 驚怕 jīng pà ㄐㄧㄥ ㄆㄚˋ ging1 paa3 alarmed
- 怕死鬼 pà sǐ guǐ ㄆㄚˋ ㄙˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ paa3 sei2 gwai2 afraid to die (contemptuous term)
- 怕老婆 pà lǎo pó ㄆㄚˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ paa3 lou5 po4 henpecked
- 谁怕谁 誰怕誰 shéi pà shéi ㄕㄟˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄕㄟˊ seoi4 paa3 seoi4 bring it on!; who's afraid?
- 事怕行家 shì pà háng jiā ㄕˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ si6 paa3 hong4 gaa1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
- 担惊受怕 擔驚受怕 dān jīng shòu pà ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ daam1 geng1 sau6 paa3 (idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious
Idioms with these characters
- 斗酒只鸡 斗酒隻雞 dǒu jiǔ zhī jī ㄉㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧ dau2 zau2 zek3 gai1 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
- 独具只眼 獨具隻眼 dú jù zhī yǎn ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄓ ㄧㄢˇ duk6 geoi6 zek3 ngaan5 to see what others fail to see (idiom)
- 孤身只影 孤身隻影 gū shēn zhī yǐng ㄍㄨ ㄕㄣ ㄓ ㄧㄥˇ gu1 san1 zek3 jing2 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
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- 形单影只 形單影隻 xíng dān yǐng zhī ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢ ㄧㄥˇ ㄓ jing4 daan1 jing2 zek3 (idiom) lonely soul; solitary
- 只鸡斗酒 隻雞斗酒 zhī jī dǒu jiǔ ㄓ ㄐㄧ ㄉㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ zek3 gai1 dau2 zau2 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
- 只欠东风 只欠東風 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng ㄓˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄥ zi2 him3 dung1 fung1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
- 只言片语 只言片語 zhī yán piàn yǔ ㄓ ㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄩˇ zi2 jin4 pin3 jyu5 (idiom) just a word or two; a few isolated phrases
- 只争朝夕 只爭朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī ㄓˇ ㄓㄥ ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧ zi2 zang1 ziu1 zik6 (idiom) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time
- 只字不提 隻字不提 zhī zì bù tí ㄓ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧˊ zek3 zi6 bat1 tai4 (idiom) to say not a single word about it
- 担惊受怕 擔驚受怕 dān jīng shòu pà ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ daam1 geng1 sau6 paa3 (idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious
- 鬼怕恶人 鬼怕惡人 guǐ pà è rén ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄜˋ ㄖㄣˊ gwai2 paa3 ok3 jan4 lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too
- 事怕行家 shì pà háng jiā ㄕˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ si6 paa3 hong4 gaa1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
Example sentences
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世上 无 無 难 難 事 ， 只怕 有心人 。
There are no difficult things in the world, but only weak-hearted people.
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