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不怕
bùpà
1.
fearless
2.
not worried (by setbacks or difficulties)
3.
even if
4.
even though
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Character Breakdown
Compound Words (15)
好饭不怕晚
hǎofànbùpàwǎn
The meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten
天不怕地不怕
tiānbùpàdìbùpà
fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom)
真金不怕火炼
zhēnjīnbùpàhuǒliàn
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
脚正不怕鞋歪
jiǎozhèngbùpàxiéwāi
lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe
不怕官，只怕管
bùpàguān,zhǐpàguǎn
lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb)
不怕慢，就怕站
bùpàmàn,jiùpàzhàn
it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)
初生之犊不怕虎
chūshēngzhīdúbùpàhǔ
see [[初生之犢不畏虎|初生之犊不畏虎<chūshēngzhīdúbùwèihǔ>]]
真金不怕火来烧
zhēnjīnbùpàhuǒláishāo
see [[真金不怕火煉|真金不怕火炼<zhēnjīnbùpàhuǒliàn>]]
酒香不怕巷子深
jiǔxiāngbùpàxiàngzishēn
fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom)
不怕一万，就怕万一
bùpàyīwàn,jiùpàwànyī
better to be safe than sorry (proverb)
不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门
bùzuòkuīxīnshì,bùpàguǐqiāomén
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
不怕不识货，只怕货比货
bùpàbùshíhuò,zhǐpàhuòbǐhuò
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)
不怕不识货，就怕货比货
bùpàbùshíhuò,jiùpàhuòbǐhuò
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
liúdeqīngshānzài,bùpàméicháishāo
While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bùpàshényīyàngdeduìshǒu,jiùpàzhūyīyàngdeduìyǒu
a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
Example Sentences (2)
记得我女儿小时候，带她去医院打针，刚开始，她害怕得要哭，我就小声地和护士说我女儿很勇敢，一点儿也不怕打针，女儿听了以后马上就不哭了。
Jìde wǒ nǚ'ér xiǎoshíhòu, dài tā qù yīyuàn dǎzhēn, gāng kāishǐ, tā hàipà de yào kū, wǒ jiù xiǎoshēng de hé hùshì shuō wǒ nǚ'ér hěn yǒnggǎn, yìdiǎnr yě bú pà dǎzhēn, nǚ'ér tīngle yǐhòu mǎshàng jiù bù kū le.
I remember when my daughter was little, I took her to the hospital for a shot. At first, she was so scared she was about to cry. I quietly told the nurse that my daughter was very brave and not afraid of shots at all. After my daughter heard that, she stopped crying right away.
Text 3
我认为表扬要及时，而且表扬不仅仅要看结果，更要看过程，这样才能鼓励他的积极性，让他变得勇敢，不怕困难。
Wǒ rènwéi biǎoyáng yào jíshí, érqiě biǎoyáng bùjǐnjǐn yào kàn jiéguǒ, gèng yào kàn guòchéng, zhèyàng cái néng gǔlì tā de jījíxìng, ràng tā biànde yǒnggǎn, bù pà kùnnán.
I think praise should be timely, and it should focus not only on the result but more on the process. Only in this way can it encourage his initiative, make him brave, and not afraid of difficulties.
Text 3
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