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怕
pà
1. to be afraid
2. to fear
3. to dread
4. to be unable to endure
5. perhaps
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (20)

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

Example Sentences (1)

我真怕他累坏了。
Wǒ zhēn pà tā lèi huài le.
I'm really afraid he's worn out.
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Alternate Entries

怕
Pà
surname Pa

Metadata

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