可怕

kěpà

A1 Level 3
Stative verb

可怕 (kěpà) is a Chinese word meaning “awful”. It sits at TOCFL Level 3 (CEFR A1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. awful
  2. dreadful
  3. fearful
  4. formidable
  5. frightful
  6. scary
  7. hideous
  8. horrible
  9. terrible
  10. terribly

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Example

昨天的颱風真可怕。

Yesterday's typhoon was really scary.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).