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怕

pà

HSK 3 Character

What 怕 means

1. to be afraid
2. to fear
3. to dread
4. to be unable to endure
5. perhaps

Other readings

怕 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Pàsurname Pa

Example sentences

• 别怕！
  Don't be afraid.
• 我怕狗。
  I am afraid of dogs.
• 他怕蛇。
  He is afraid of snakes.
• 我怕死。
  I am afraid of dying.
• 他怕狗。
  He's afraid of dogs.
• 她害怕。
  She is scared.

Words starting with 怕

• 怕事pà shìtimid; to be afraid of getting involved; to be afraid of getting into trouble
• 怕死pà sǐto be scared of dying
• 怕生pà shēngfear of strangers; to be afraid of strangers (of small children)
• 怕死鬼pà sǐ guǐafraid to die (contemptuous term)
• 怕老婆pà lǎo póhenpecked; to be under one's wife's thumb
• 怕羞pà xiūcoy; shy; bashful
• 怕痒pà yǎngto be ticklish

Words containing 怕

• 害怕hài pàto be afraid; to be scared
• 恐怕kǒng pàfear; to dread; I'm afraid that...
• 可怕kě pàawful; dreadful; fearful
• 哪怕nǎ pàeven; even if; even though
• 不怕bù pàfearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if
• 生怕shēng pàto fear; afraid; extremely nervous
• 只怕zhǐ pàI'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
• 惧怕jù pàto be afraid
• 后怕hòu pàlingering fear; fear after the event; post-traumatic stress
• 担惊受怕dān jīng shòu pà(idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious
• 谁怕谁shéi pà shéibring it on!; who's afraid?
• 事怕行家shì pà háng jiāan expert always produces the best work (idiom)
• 天不怕地不怕tiān bù pà dì bù pàfearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom); fearless
• 惊怕jīng pàalarmed; frightened
• 好饭不怕晚hǎo fàn bù pà wǎnthe meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten…
• 鬼怕恶人guǐ pà è rénlit. ghosts are afraid of evil too; an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom)
• 真金不怕火炼zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liànTrue gold fears no fire. (idiom)
• 前怕狼后怕虎qián pà láng hòu pà hǔlit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom)…
• 贪生怕死tān shēng pà sǐgreedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly; clinging abjectly to life…
• 脚正不怕鞋歪jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāilit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe…
• 骇怕hài pàto be afraid; to be frightened
• 光脚的不怕穿鞋的guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié delit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)…
• 人怕出名猪怕壮rén pà chū míng zhū pà zhuànglit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)…
• 死猪不怕开水烫sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng(lit.) a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (saying)…

Characters that look like 怕

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 伯bófather's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle
• 帕pàto wrap; kerchief; handkerchief
• 饰shìdecoration; ornament; to decorate
• 怡yíharmony; pleased
• 恬tiánquiet; calm; tranquil
• 恃shì(bound form) to rely on; (literary) one's mother

Sounds the same

Read pà, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 帕to wrap; kerchief; handkerchief