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怕

pà

Novice Level 1* ★ Core word
Transitive stative verb

怕 (pà) is a Chinese word meaning “to be afraid”. It sits at TOCFL Level 1* (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. surname Pa
  2. to be afraid
  3. to fear
  4. to dread
  5. to be unable to endure
  6. perhaps

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Example

你怕不怕狗？

Are you afraid of dogs?

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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).