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怕

pà

to be afraid that

A worried person near a teetering vase
Memory picture

Character

怕 pà

Strokes
8
Radical
忄 — heart
Made of
忄 heart 白 white
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我很怕黑。 Wǒ hěn pà hēi. I am very afraid of the dark.
  • 你怕冷吗? Nǐ pà lěng ma? Are you afraid of the cold?
  • 我怕下雨。 Wǒ pà xià yǔ. I worry that it will rain.

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