Chinese word dictionary

唯恐

wéi kǒng · for fear that; lest; also written 惟恐

Word information

Simplified唯恐
Traditional唯恐
Pinyinwéi kǒng
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 唯恐

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.

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