Chinese word dictionary

哪怕

nǎpà · even; even if; even though; no matter how

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Word information

Simplified哪怕

Traditional哪怕

Pinyinnǎpà

Part of speech连

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

哪nǎ

which? where? how?

怕pà

to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive

How to learn 哪怕

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

哪nǎ

how; which

哪个nǎge

which; who

哪里nǎlǐ

where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪裡|哪里

哪儿nǎr

where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...?

哪些nǎxiē

which ones?; who?; what?

害怕hàipà

to be afraid; to be scared