怕
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pà · to fear, to be afraid of

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HSK 3.0 · Level 3Frequency #899
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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 怕

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pàWords pronounced pà
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Example sentences

Notice where 怕 sits in each complete thought.

Zhè lǐ měi yí gè rén dōu hài pà nǐ.这里每一个人都害怕你。

Everyone here is afraid of you.

Source: Tatoeba #8602118 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ kǒng pà bú shì gè hěn hǎo de huǒ bàn.我恐怕不是个很好的伙伴。

I'm afraid I wouldn't be very good company.

Source: Tatoeba #5780602 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yí gè méi yǒu xìn yǎng de rén shì kě pà de.一个没有信仰的人是可怕的。

A person without faith is frightening.

Source: Tatoeba #2431787 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yì diǎn dōu bú pà nǐ.我一点都不怕你。

I'm not the least bit scared of you.

Source: Tatoeba #393879 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú pà sǐ.我不怕死。

I am not afraid of dying.

Source: Tatoeba #802838 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de qī zǐ hài pà kāi wǒ de xīn chē.我的妻子害怕开我的新车。

My wife is afraid to drive my new car.

Source: Tatoeba #4099646 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 怕 in context

  1. Say pà, then recall the core meaning: to fear, to be afraid of.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 害怕 (hài pà), meaning “to be afraid”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 怕 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.