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怕 (pà): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 3

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5.

How to Use 怕

Direct fear or frightfulness

Words that directly express a state of fear or describe something as frightening.

害怕 • hài pà • afraid • HSK 3

HSK 3

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

hài害

pà怕

dú独

zì自

zǒu走

yè

Information

Pinyinpà

Meaningto fear, to be afraid

Strokes8

Radical忄

Traditional怕

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#472

Zhuyinㄆㄚˋ

UnicodeU+6015

CangjiePHA

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The heart (忄) turns white (白) with fear, like a sudden fright — to fear or be afraid.

hài害

pà怕

afraid

可怕 • kě pà • frightening; dreadful • HSK 5

HSK 5

kě可

pà怕

frightening; dreadful

Expressing worry or conjecture

Words used to convey concern, apprehension, or a tentative guess about a situation.

恐怕 • kǒng pà • afraid • HSK 4

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kǒng恐

pà怕

afraid

生怕 • shēng pà • fear / be afraid • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shēng生

pà怕

fear / be afraid

夜

lù路

。

He is afraid of walking alone at night.

nǐ你

kǒng恐

pà怕

hái还

bù不

zhī知

dào道

zhè这

ge个

xiāo消

xī息

ba吧

？

I'm afraid you haven't heard this news yet, have you?

Zhǐ只

pà怕

shí时

jiān间

bù不

gòu够

。

I'm afraid there isn't enough time.

xiǎo小

hái孩

zi子

pà怕

hēi黑

。

Little children are afraid of the dark.

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

zhēn真

de的

hěn很

kě可

pà怕

。

This movie is really frightening.

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惺xīngintelligent, clever, astute
禺yúdistrict; mountain in Zhejiang
恬tiáncalm, quiet, peaceful
惟wéibut, however, nevertheless; only
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