怕 - pà - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 3 - Medium
8 strokes
Traditional (switch to Simplified)

怕

pà

Definition

to be afraid
to fear
to dread
to be unable to endure
perhaps

Character Decomposition

Related words (21)

怕事

pà shì

timid; to be afraid of getting involved; to be afraid of getting into trouble

怕生

pà shēng

fear of strangers; to be afraid of strangers (of small children)

to be ticklish

coy; shy; bashful

afraid to die (contemptuous term)

怕老婆

pà lǎo pó

henpecked; to be under one's wife's thumb

不怕

bù pà

unafraid; fearless; not fear; (to be) not afraid (of); not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though

可怕

kě pà

awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; frightening; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly

後怕

hòu pà

lingering fear; fear after the event; post-traumatic stress

哪怕

nǎ pà

even; even if; even though; no matter how

害怕

hài pà

to fear; (to be) afraid; (to be) terrified; (to be) scared; (to be) frighten; dreadful; to tremble

恐怕

kǒng pà

fear; dread; to be afraid; I'm afraid (that); to fear; perhaps; maybe; probably

alarmed; frightened

to be afraid

to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to

駭怕

hài pà

to be afraid; to be frightened

擔驚受怕

dān jīng shòu pà

to feel apprehensive; to be alarmed

人怕出名豬怕壯

rén pà chū míng zhū pà zhuàng

(lit.) people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter); (fig.) fame has its price

人怕出名豬怕肥

rén pà chū míng zhū pà féi

(lit.) people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter); (fig.) fame has its price

初生之犢不怕虎

chū shēng zhī dú bù pà hǔ

see 初生之犢不畏虎

真金不怕火來燒

zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ lái shāo

see 真金不怕火煉

Idioms (8)

事怕行家

shì pà háng jiā

an expert always produces the best work (idiom)

貪生怕死

tān shēng pà sǐ

greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly; clinging abjectly to life; only interested in saving one's neck

鬼怕惡人

guǐ pà è rén

(lit.) ghosts are afraid of evil too; an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom)

前怕狼後怕虎

qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ

(lit.) to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom); fig. needless fears; scare mongering; reds under the beds

天不怕地不怕

tiān bù pà dì bù pà

fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom); fearless

腳正不怕鞋歪

jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi

(lit.) a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe; an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)

酒香不怕巷子深

jiǔ xiāng bù pà xiàng zi shēn

fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom); quality goods need no advertising

一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩

yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng

once bitten twice shy; bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom)

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