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恐怕 (kǒngpà) — how to say "to fear" in Chinese
恐怕
To fear, to be afraid
verb · adverb of likelihood
How to use it
Goes before the verb and says how likely it is.
他恐怕不来了。
tā kǒng pà bù lái le
I'm afraid he won't come.
Character composition
恐
to fear, to dread
怕
to be afraid
Radicals / Keys
心
Heart
#61 · xīn · 4 strokes
Collocations
恐怕来不及
kǒngpà láibují
I'm afraid it's too late
恐怕不行
kǒngpà bùxíng
I'm afraid it won't work
恐怕要下雨
kǒngpà yào xiàyǔ
I'm afraid it will rain
Examples
看起来要下大雨了，恐怕我们今天的爬山计划要取消了。
It looks like it's going to rain heavily, I'm afraid we'll have to cancel today's hiking plan.
我恐怕来不及。
I'm afraid I won't make it in time.
Frequently asked questions
How to say fear in Chinese?
"to fear" in Chinese is 恐怕 (kǒngpà).
恐怕 meaning in English
恐怕 (kǒngpà) means "To fear, to be afraid".
How is 恐怕 pronounced?
It is pronounced kǒngpà (written as kongpa). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to fear" in Chinese characters?
It is written 恐怕: 恐 has 10 strokes, 怕 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 恐怕?
恐怕 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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