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HSK
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to be afraid

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

hai4pa4 hàipà

Meaning


Primary

to be afraid

Alternatives

be afraid, afraid, to be scared, be scared, scared

Mnemonic


害怕 To be afraid of something is to be full of such 怕 dread towards it that it 害 harms your mind.

Usage


害怕 得 要命

be deathly afraid

沒有 什麼 可 害怕 的。

There is nothing to be afraid of.

別 害怕。

Don't be afraid.

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