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只怕

zhǐ pà

2-character word

What 只怕 means

1. I'm afraid that...
2. perhaps
3. maybe
4. very likely

The characters in 只怕

• 只zhǐonly; merely; just
• 怕pàto be afraid; to fear; to dread

Example sentences

• 世上无难事，只怕有心人。
  There are no difficult things in the world, but only weak-hearted people.

Words containing 只怕

• 不怕官，只怕管bù pà guān , zhǐ pà guǎnlit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb…
• 不怕不识货，只怕货比货bù pà bù shí huò , zhǐ pà huò bǐ huòlit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)…
• 天下无难事，只怕有心人tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén(lit.) there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)…
• 世上无难事，只怕有心人shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rénsee 天下無難事，天下无难事，只怕有心人