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Character Decomposition
怕=忄+白
Etymology
heart
Meanings
to be afraid
to fear
to dread
to be unable to endure
perhaps
surname Pa
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Words with 怕 94 total
to be afraid; to be scared害怕hài pàfearless · not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) · even if · even though不怕bù pàawful · dreadful · fearful · formidable · frightful · scary · hideous · horrible · terrible · terribly可怕kě pàalarmed · frightened惊怕jīng pàeven · even if · even though · no matter how哪怕nǎ pàto be afraid · to be frightened骇怕hài pàtimid · to be afraid of getting involved · to be afraid of getting into trouble怕事pà shìcoy · shy · bashful怕羞pà xiūto fear · afraid · extremely nervous · for fear that · to avoid · so as not to生怕shēng pàI'm afraid that... · perhaps · maybe · very likely只怕zhǐ pàlingering fear · fear after the event · post-traumatic stress后怕hòu pàto be scared of dying怕死pà sǐfear of strangers · to be afraid of strangers (of small children)怕生pà shēngto be ticklish怕痒pà yǎngfear · to dread · I'm afraid that... · perhaps · maybe恐怕kǒng pàto be afraid惧怕jù pàafraid to die (contemptuous term)怕死鬼pà sǐ guǐhenpecked · to be under one's wife's thumb怕老婆pà lǎo póbring it on!; who's afraid?谁怕谁shéi pà shéi(idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious担惊受怕dān jīng shòu pàlit. ghosts are afraid of evil too · an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom)鬼怕恶人guǐ pà è rénpick easy jobs and shirk hard ones · prefer the light to the heavy · prefer the light and shirk the heavy拈轻怕重niān qīng pà zhòngbully the weak and fear the strong欺软怕硬qī ruǎn pà yìnggreedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly · clinging abjectly to life · only interested in saving one's neck贪生怕死tān shēng pà sǐ
Idioms with 怕 29 total Chain
lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb) · fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority不怕官，只怕管bù pà guān , zhǐ pà guǎnlit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) · fig. the young are fearless初生牛犊不怕虎chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ(idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious担惊受怕dān jīng shòu pàlit. ghosts are afraid of evil too · an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom)鬼怕恶人guǐ pà è rénWhile the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāopick easy jobs and shirk hard ones · prefer the light to the heavy · prefer the light and shirk the heavy拈轻怕重niān qīng pà zhòng
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