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只怕
只怕
(zhǐ pà): I'm afraid that (adverb/conjunction) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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只 • zhǐ • only • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
zhǐ
只
only
怕 • pà • to fear, to be afraid • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
pà
怕
to fear, to be afraid
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 只怕.
Words with
只
只是
zhǐ shì
merely; only; just; nothing but
只有
zhǐ yǒu
only have ...
只能
zhǐ néng
can only
只好
zhǐ hǎo
have to; forced to
只要
zhǐ yào
so long as ...
只得
zhǐ dé
to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
只顾
zhǐ gù
solely preoccupied (with one thing)
船只
chuán zhī
ship
Words with
怕
害怕
hài pà
afraid
恐怕
kǒng pà
afraid
可怕
kě pà
frightening; dreadful
哪怕
nǎ pà
even if; even though
生怕
shēng pà
fear / be afraid
不怕
bù pà
not afraid
惧怕
jù pà
to fear; to be afraid of
担惊受怕
dān jīng shòu pà
to be frightened and worried
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Example Sentences with 只怕
Zhǐ
只
pà
怕
shí
时
jiān
间
bù
不
gòu
够
。
I'm afraid there isn't enough time.
Tā
他
xué
学
xí
习
hěn
很
nǔ
努
lì
力
，
zhǐ
只
pà
Zhè
这
jiàn
件
yī
衣
fu
服
zhì
质
liàng
量
bù
不
cuò
错
，
怕
fāng
方
fǎ
法
bù
不
duì
对
。
He studies very hard, but I'm afraid his method is wrong.
zhǐ
只
pà
怕
jià
价
gé
格
tài
太
guì
贵
。
This piece of clothing is good quality, but I'm afraid the price is too high.
