恐怕 kǒng pà ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄆㄚˋ hung2 paa3 HSK 3 進階級 · Level 3
- fear
- to dread
- I'm afraid that...
- perhaps
- maybe
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恐
- 恐吓 恐嚇 kǒng hè ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄜˋ hung2 haak3 to threaten
- 恐怖 kǒng bù ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ hung2 bou3 terrible
- 恐慌 kǒng huāng ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄨㄤ hung2 fong1 panic
- 恐惧 恐懼 kǒng jù ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄐㄩˋ hung2 geoi6 to be frightened
- 恐龙 恐龍 kǒng lóng ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ hung2 lung4 dinosaur
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- 惶恐 huáng kǒng ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ wong4 hung2 terrified
- 争先恐后 爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6 (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- 反恐 fǎn kǒng ㄈㄢˇ ㄎㄨㄥˇ faan2 hung2 anti-terrorism
- 唯恐 wéi kǒng ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ wai4 hung2 for fear that
- 密恐 mì kǒng ㄇㄧˋ ㄎㄨㄥˇ mat6 hung2 trypophobia (abbr. for 密集恐惧症)
- 恐共 kǒng Gòng ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄥˋ hung2 gung6 to fear the Communists
- 恐同 kǒng tóng ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ hung2 tung4 to be homophobic
- 恐婚 kǒng hūn ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄨㄣ hung2 fan1 to have an aversion to getting married
- 恐攻 kǒng gōng ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄥ hung2 gung1 (Tw) terrorist attack (abbr. for 恐怖攻击)
- 恐狼 kǒng láng ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄤˊ hung2 long4 dire wolf (Canis dirus)
- 恐艾 kǒng ài ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄞˋ hung2 ngaai6 (slang) to have an obsessive fear of contracting HIV AIDS
- 恐袭 恐襲 kǒng xí ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄒㄧˊ hung2 zaap6 terrorist attack (abbr. for 恐怖袭击)
- 恐鸟 恐鳥 kǒng niǎo ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ hung2 niu5 monstrous bird
- 惟恐 wéi kǒng ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ wai4 hung2 variant of 唯恐
- 支恐 zhī kǒng ㄓ ㄎㄨㄥˇ zi1 hung2 to support terrorism
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
- 生怕 shēng pà ㄕㄥ ㄆㄚˋ sang1 paa3 to fear
- 不怕 bù pà ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ bat1 paa3 fearless
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- 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
- 诚惶诚恐 誠惶誠恐 chéng huáng chéng kǒng ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ sing4 wong4 sing4 hung2 in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility)
- 惊恐万状 驚恐萬狀 jīng kǒng wàn zhuàng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ging1 hung2 maan6 zong6 convulsed with fear (idiom)
- 争先恐后 爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6 (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- 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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恐怕 不行 。
I'm afraid not.
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恐怕 今晚 会 會 下雨 。
I'm afraid it'll rain tonight.
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恐怕 你 要 加班 了 。
I'm afraid you have to work overtime.
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恐怕 你 误解 誤解 我 了 。
I'm afraid you misunderstood me.
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我 恐怕 不能 帮 幫 你 了 。
I am afraid I can't help you.
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