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Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 恐怕.
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怕 stroke order svg

Practice writing 恐怕 (kǒng pà) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

恐怕 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 恐怕 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 恐怕 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Complementwith来不及
kǒng
lái
neutral
I'm afraid it's too late
Subject + Adverbwith
kǒng
neutral
I'm afraid
Adverb + Verb Phrasewith要下雨
kǒng
yào
xià
neutralSpoken
I'm afraid it's going to rain
Adverb + Verbwith不行
kǒng
xíng
neutral
I'm afraid not

Example Sentences with 恐怕

kǒng
yào
chí
dào
le
I'm afraid I'm going to be late.
kǒng
men
chóng
xīn
kǎo
zhè
ge
fāng
àn
le
I'm afraid we have to reconsider this plan.
kǒng
hái
zhī
dào
zhè
ge
xiāo
ba
I'm afraid you haven't heard this news yet, have you?
kǒng
huì
lái
cān
jiā
huì
le
I'm afraid he won't come to the party.
kǒng
bìng
zàn
tóng
men
de
xiǎng
I'm afraid he doesn't agree with our idea at all.
kǒng
yào
xià
le
zuì
hǎo
dài
sǎn
I'm afraid it's going to rain, so you'd better bring an umbrella.
zhè
ge
huà
kǒng
yào
gèng
duō
shí
jiān
cái
néng
wán
chéng
I'm afraid this plan will require more time to complete.
zhè
ge
xiàng
kǒng
fèi
shí
yòu
fèi
I'm afraid this project is both time-consuming and labor-intensive.