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怕 - pà

to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive

to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive

How to read 怕

Click 怕 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishto fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

怕事 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 怕死. Please read 怕生 one more time.

Common words with this character

timid; to be afraid of getting involved; to be afraid of getting into trouble
to be scared of dying
fear of strangers; to be afraid of strangers
to be ticklish

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 怕 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 怕事 and 怕死 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 怕.