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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *怕* | 怕* | *怕
to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps
HSK 2
awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / scary / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly
HSK 2
fear / to dread / I'm afraid that... / perhaps / maybe
HSK 3
to be afraid; to be scared
HSK 3
even / even if / even though / no matter how
HSK 4
to fear / afraid / extremely nervous / for fear that / to avoid / so as not to
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *怕* | 怕* | *怕
surname Pa
I'm afraid that... / perhaps / maybe / very likely
greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly / clinging abjectly to life / only interested in saving one's neck
(idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious
to be scared of dying
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
timid / to be afraid of getting involved / to be afraid of getting into trouble
coy / shy / bashful
lingering fear / fear after the event / post-traumatic stress
fear of strangers / to be afraid of strangers (of small children)
to be afraid
alarmed / frightened
lit. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (idiom) / fig. as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think; a clean hand wants no washing
to be afraid / to be frightened
henpecked / to be under one's wife's thumb
bring it on!; who's afraid?
to be ticklish
lit. once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying) / fig. once bitten, twice shy
fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom) / quality goods need no advertising
lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom) / fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
(saying) a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent
lit. there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom) / fig. persistence will overcome
the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten / the good things in life are worth waiting for
fearless / not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) / even if / even though
lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) / fig. the young are fearless
lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom) / fig. to be full of needless fears / reds under the beds
better to be safe than sorry (proverb) / to be prepared just in case
lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (saying) / fig. a person who has nothing more to lose will go to any lengths, regardless of the consequences
much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)
see 一朝被蛇咬十年怕井繩|一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳 [yi1zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3 , shi2nian2 pa4 jing3sheng2]
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb) / fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)
lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe / an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
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
lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter) / fig. fame has its price
afraid to die (contemptuous term)
While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb) / fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter) / fig. fame has its price
fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom) / fearless
men fear getting into the wrong line of business, women fear marrying the wrong man (proverb)
lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too / an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom)


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