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怕
Pà
1. surname Pa
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 8 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

怕
pà
to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

不怕
bùpà
fearless
只怕
zhǐpà
I'm afraid that...
可怕
kěpà
awful
HSK 5
哪怕
nǎpà
even
HSK 5
害怕
hàipà
to be afraid
HSK 3
后怕
hòupà
lingering fear
怕事
pàshì
timid
怕生
pàshēng
fear of strangers
怕痒
pàyǎng
to be ticklish
怕羞
pàxiū
coy
恐怕
kǒngpà
fear
HSK 4
惧怕
jùpà
to be afraid
生怕
shēngpà
to fear
骇怕
hàipà
to be afraid
惊怕
jīngpà
alarmed
怕死鬼
pàsǐguǐ
afraid to die (contemptuous term)
怕老婆
pàlǎopó
henpecked
事怕行家
shìpàhángjiā
an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
担惊受怕
dānjīngshòupà
to feel apprehensive
贪生怕死
tānshēngpàsǐ
greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly

Alternate Entries

怕
pà
to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
630
Word Frequency Rank
822 of 84,292