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害怕

hài pà

Old HSK 3 HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word

害怕 (hài pà) means "to be afraid". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.

What 害怕 means

1. to be afraid; to be scared

The characters in 害怕

• 害hàito do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm
• 怕pàto be afraid; to fear; to dread

Example sentences

• 她害怕。
  She is scared.
• 他害怕。
  He's afraid.
• 别害怕！
  Don't be afraid!
• 我害怕狗。
  I am afraid of dogs.
• 不要害怕。
  Don't be afraid.
• 他害怕蛇。
  He is afraid of snakes.

Sounds the same

Read hài pà, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 骇怕to be afraid; to be frightened

Where 害怕 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Emotions & Attitudes (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 3 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read hài pà correctly.
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