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可怕

kě pà

HSK 5 2-character word

What 可怕 means

1. awful
2. dreadful
3. fearful
4. formidable
5. frightful
6. scary
7. hideous
8. horrible
9. terrible
10. terribly

The characters in 可怕

• 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
• 怕pàto be afraid; to fear; to dread

Example sentences

• 好可怕！
  How scary!
• 太可怕了。
  How awful!
• 这真可怕。
  This is really terrible.
• 这太可怕了。
  That's terrible.
• 这种气味真可怕。
  This kind of odour is really terrifying.
• 这是可怕一点儿。
  It's a little scary.