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恐怕

afraid

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

kong3pa4 • kǒngpà

Meaning

Primary

afraid

Alternatives

fear, dread

Mnemonic

When you are 恐怕 afraid of something, the mere thought of it fills you with 恐 fear and 怕 dread.

Usage

這 樣 做 恐怕 不行。

I'm afraid this won't do.

恐怕 是。

I'm afraid so.

恐怕 沒有。

I'm afraid not.

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