怕

The character "怕" has 8 strokes. "怕" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "怕" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "怕" are "pà" . View the stroke order of "怕">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "怕"

v.: fear; dread; be afraid; worry about; take fright; be apprehensive of; be filled with trepidation; be afraid of; can't endure/stand/withstand

adv.: perhaps; I am afraid; I suppose

• fear : n.恐惧；害怕；敬畏；担心；担忧；可能性
• dread : v.畏惧；深惧；怕；不敢；敬畏
• be afraid : 害怕
• worry about : 担心；担忧；操心
• take fright : 突然受惊吓；突然惊慌失措
• be afraid of : 害怕；恐惧
• perhaps : adv.或许；大概；可能；也许；好像
• I am afraid : 我害怕；我怕；我担心
• I suppose : 我想；我猜想；我假设

Form words with "怕"

怕面试 dread interviews

怕危险而畏缩 flinch from danger

Example phrases using "怕"

• 她晚上不敢单独外出，怕有人劫道。

  She won’t go out alone at night because she is afraid of being mugged.

• 怕什么？大不了不当官就是了。

  What’s there to be afraid of? At the worst, I will be dismissed from office.

• 他怕落不是，处处谨小慎微。

  He conducted with utmost care only not to be blameworthy.

• 我想把实情告诉他，又怕他听了后难过。

  I want to tell him the truth, but I can’t bear to watch him suffer.

• 他一方面很想见她，另一方面又怕见她。

  On the one hand he was eager to see her, but on the other he was afraid of seeing her.

• 怕字当头是办不成事的。

  Endless fear won’t get you anywhere.

• 她乐意待在自己的小圈圈里，怕交新朋友。

  She is happy to stay in her own circle, and is afraid to make new friends.

• 他脸色苍白，怕是病了。

  I’m afraid he is ill for he looks pale.

• 我的眼睛怕炫目的强光。

  My eyes can’t stand the glare.

• 我想去，又怕没时间。

  I’d like to go, but I’m not sure if I can find the time.