生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
生怕
shēngpà
to fear; lest
Characters in this word
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
- 她反复核对材料，生怕一个数字出错影响整份报告。 Tā fǎnfù héduì cáiliào, shēngpà yí gè shùzì chūcuò yǐngxiǎng zhěng fèn bàogào. She checked the materials again and again, afraid that one wrong number would affect the whole report.
- 他悄悄走进房间，生怕吵醒刚睡着的宝宝。 Tā qiāoqiāo zǒu jìn fángjiān, shēngpà chǎoxǐng gāng shuìzháo de bǎobao. He tiptoed into the room, afraid of waking the baby who had just fallen asleep.
- 考试那天他起得很早，生怕路上堵车迟到。 Kǎoshì nà tiān tā qǐde hěn zǎo, shēngpà lùshang dǔchē chídào. On exam day he got up very early, fearing he would be late because of traffic jams.
Related words
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student
- 男生 nánshēng schoolboy, male student
- 女生 nǚshēng schoolgirl, female student
- 生病 shēngbìng to fall ill
- 生气 shēngqì angry; to get angry
- 生日 shēngrì birthday
- 先生 xiānsheng Mr., sir; gentleman
- 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng primary school student
- 医生 yīshēng doctor
- 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng middle school student
- 出生 chūshēng to be born