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害怕 (hài pà): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 3

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害怕

害怕 (hài pà): Afraid (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 3

HSK 3.0Level 3

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3.

Character Breakdown

害 • hài • harm, damage, injury

hài害

harm, damage, injury

Word Info

Pinyinhài pà

Meaningafraid

Characters2

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怕 • pà • to fear, to be afraid

pà怕

to fear, to be afraid

4.

How to Use 害怕 in Sentences

Adverb + Verbwith非常

fēi非

cháng常

hài害

pà怕

neutral

very afraid

Verb + Object

gǎn感

dào到

hài害

pà怕

Verb + Complementwith发抖

hài害

pà怕

de得

fā发

dǒu抖

5.

Example Sentences with 害怕

wǒ我

hài害

pà怕

gǒu狗

。

I am afraid of dogs.

HSK 3 Words

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电梯diàn tīlift; elevator
新闻xīn wénnews
地方dì fangplace
词典cí diǎndictionary
行李箱xíng li xiāngtrunk [luggage]
超市chāo shìsupermarket
不但...而且...bù dàn... ér qiě...not only……but also……
冰箱bīng xiāngfridge

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 害怕.

Words with 害

厉害lì haidifficult to deal with
害羞hài xiūshy
伤害shāng hàito injure
危害

neutral

feel afraid

hài害

pà怕

shī失

bài败

neutral

fear failure

neutral

tremble with fear

wǒ我

xiǎo小

shí时

hou候

hěn很

hài害

pà怕

yī一

gè个

rén人

shuì睡

jiào觉

。

I was very afraid of sleeping alone when I was a child.

tā他

hài害

pà怕

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

gōng公

kāi开

fā发

yán言

，

zǒng总

shì是

hěn很

jǐn紧

zhāng张

。

He is afraid of speaking publicly at meetings and is always very nervous.

nǐ你

hài害

pà怕

cháng尝

shì试

xīn新

shì事

wù物

ma吗

？

wǒ我

jué觉

de得

yīng应

gāi该

yǒng勇

gǎn敢

yì一

diǎn点

。

Are you afraid of trying new things? I think you should be a bit braver.

wǒ我

qí其

shí实

bú不

hài害

pà怕

shī失

bài败

，

yīn因

wèi为

měi每

cì次

dōu都

néng能

xué学

dào到

dōng东

xi西

。

I'm actually not afraid of failure because I can learn something every time.

wēi hài

harm; detriment; damage

损害sǔn hàiharm

有害yǒu hàidestructive

灾害zāi hàidamage; disaster; calamity

利害lì hàiformidable

Words with 怕

恐怕kǒng pàafraid
可怕kě pàfrightening; dreadful
哪怕nǎ pàeven if; even though
生怕shēng pàfear / be afraid
不怕bù pànot afraid
只怕zhǐ pàI'm afraid that, only worry that
惧怕jù pàto fear; to be afraid of
担惊受怕dān jīng shòu pàto be frightened and worried