怕生 pà shēng ㄆㄚˋ ㄕㄥ paa3 saang1
- fear of strangers
- to be afraid of strangers (of small children)
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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
- 只怕 zhǐ pà ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ zi2 paa3 I'm afraid that...
- 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
生
- 一生 yī shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ jat1 sang1 all one's life; throughout one's life
- 人生 rén shēng ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ jan4 sang1 life (one's time on earth)
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 再生 zài shēng ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ zoi3 sang1 to be reborn
- 出生 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ceot1 saang1 to be born
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- 丧生 喪生 sàng shēng ㄙㄤˋ ㄕㄥ song3 sang1 to die
- 天生 tiān shēng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ tin1 saang1 nature
- 女生 nǚ shēng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl
- 学生 學生 xué sheng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ hok6 saang1 student
- 孪生 孿生 luán shēng ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ lyun4 saang1 (adj.) twin
- 师生 師生 shī shēng ㄕ ㄕㄥ si1 sang1 teachers and students
- 招生 zhāo shēng ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ ziu1 sang1 to enroll new students
- 新生 xīn shēng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ san1 sang1 new
- 为生 為生 wéi shēng ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wai4 sang1 to make a living
- 生人 shēng rén ㄕㄥ ㄖㄣˊ saang1 jan4 stranger
- 生前 shēng qián ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sang1 cin4 (of a deceased) during one's life
- 生动 生動 shēng dòng ㄕㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ saang1 dung6 (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
- 生命 shēng mìng ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ sang1 ming6 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 生存 shēng cún ㄕㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sang1 cyun4 to exist
Idioms with these characters
- 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)
- 百弊丛生 百弊叢生 bǎi bì cóng shēng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ baak3 bai6 cung4 sang1 All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
- 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 变生肘腋 變生肘腋 biàn shēng zhǒu yè ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ bin3 sang1 zau2 jik6 lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
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- 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ bit6 hoi1 sang1 min6 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
- 长生不老 長生不老 cháng shēng bù lǎo ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ coeng4 sang1 bat1 lou5 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 长生久视 長生久視 cháng shēng jiǔ shì ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ coeng4 sang1 gau2 si6 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 齿颊生香 齒頰生香 chǐ jiá shēng xiāng ㄔˇ ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ci2 gaap3 sang1 hoeng1 lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom)
- 触景生情 觸景生情 chù jǐng shēng qíng ㄔㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˊ zuk1 ging2 sang1 cing4 scene which recalls past memories (idiom)
- 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ㄖㄨˋ ㄙˇ ceot1 sang1 jap6 sei2 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
- 醋海生波 cù hǎi shēng bō ㄘㄨˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄛ cou3 hoi2 sang1 bo1 lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
Example sentences
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惧怕 懼怕 爱 愛 就是 惧怕 懼怕 生活 ， 那些 惧怕 懼怕 生活 的 人 已经 已經 有 四 分之 三 部分 死 了 。
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
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