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怕

pà
HSK 2

“To be afraid” in Chinese is 怕 (pà).

Other characters with the syllable pa: see all 4 →

Meaning

  • to be afraid
  • to fear
  • to dread
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  • to be unable to endure
  • perhaps
  • surname Pa

Example

这真可怕。

This is really terrible.

From 可怕 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 怕

可怕kěpàawfulHSK 2害怕hàipàto be afraid; to be scaredHSK 3恐怕kǒngpàfearHSK 3哪怕nǎpàevenHSK 4生怕shēngpàto fearHSK 7-9

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2般bānsortHSK 2板bǎnboardHSK 2办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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