Keyword
to fear
- to be afraid of
- apprehensive
- Frequency
- #783
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
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Mnemonic
忄 (heart) gives the meaning and 白 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
害怕
to be afraid; to be scared
怕
to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps
可怕
awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly
恐怕
fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
不怕
fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though
哪怕
even; even if; even though; no matter how
惧怕
to be afraid
只怕
I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely
生怕
to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to
怕死
to be scared of dying
后怕
lingering fear; fear after the event; post-traumatic stress
担惊受怕
(idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious
怕事
timid; to be afraid of getting involved; to be afraid of getting into trouble
怕羞
coy; shy; bashful
贪生怕死
greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly; clinging abjectly to life; only interested in saving one's neck
怕生
fear of strangers; to be afraid of strangers (of small children)
怕老婆
henpecked; to be under one's wife's thumb
初生牛犊不怕虎
lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom); fig. the young are fearless
怕痒
to be ticklish
惊怕
alarmed; frightened
死猪不怕开水烫
(lit.) a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (saying); (fig.) a person who has nothing more to lose will go to any lengths, regardless of the consequences
真金不怕火炼
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
人怕出名猪怕壮
lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter); fig. fame has its price