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怕

pà

to be afraid

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Meaning of 怕 in English

pàHSK 3+ HSK 4verb, adverbSyllabus #790
  1. to be afraid
  2. to fear
  3. to dread
  4. to be unable to endure
  5. perhaps
  6. surname Pa

Example sentences

  1. 他非常怕他的母親。
    tā fēi cháng pà tā de mǔ qīn。
    He is very afraid of his mother.
    Tatoeba #889650 by Martha · #292166 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 她怕獨自旅行。
    tā pà dú zì lǚ xíng。
    She was afraid to travel alone.
    Tatoeba #849818 by Martha · #312563 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 汤姆怕狗吗？
    tāng mǔ pà gǒu ma？
    Is Tom afraid of dogs?
    Tatoeba #8860209 by crescat · #6233146 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

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HSK words with 怕

害怕HSK 3恐怕HSK 4可怕HSK 5哪怕HSK 5生怕HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences