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HSK
3

to be afraid

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

kong3pa4 kǒngpà

Meaning


Primary

to be afraid

Alternatives

be afraid, afraid, to fear, fear, to dread, dread

Mnemonic


恐怕 To be afraid of something is to be full of 恐 fear and 怕 dread just by hearing it mentioned.

Usage


这 样 做 恐怕 不行。

I'm afraid this won't do.

恐怕 是。

I'm afraid so.

恐怕 没有。

I'm afraid not.

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