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pà

Main
English Definition	to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script	怕
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	pà
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄆㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	paa³
Part of Speech	(动) verb, (副) adverb, (助动) auxiliary verb
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=2,3 TOCFL=2

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Words With Same Head Word
怕死	pàsǐ	to fear death
怕人	pàrén	to be afraid of people
怕事	pàshì	timid; to be afraid of getting involved; to be afraid of getting into trouble
怕生	pàshēng	fear of strangers; to be afraid of strangers (of small children)
怕羞	pàxiū	coy; shy; bashful

Words With Same Tail Word
害怕	hàipà	to be afraid; to be scared
可怕	kěpà	awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly
恐怕	kǒngpà	fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
哪怕	nǎpà	even; even if; even though; no matter how
不怕	bùpà	fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though

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