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  *怕* | 怕* | *怕
to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps
HSK 2
fear / to dread / I'm afraid that... / perhaps / maybe
HSK 3
to dissolve / to resolve (contradictions) / to dispel (doubts) / to iron out (difficulties) / to defuse (conflicts) / to neutralize (fears)
HSK 6
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  *忌* | 忌* | *忌
to be jealous of / fear / dread / scruple / to avoid or abstain from / to quit / to give up sth
HSK 7-9
to fear / afraid / extremely nervous / for fear that / to avoid / so as not to
HSK 7-9
fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
HSK 7-9
to fear / to dread / foreboding
HSK 7-9
to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
HSK 7-9
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
HSK 7-9
to be frightened / fear / dread
HSK 7-9
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  *恐* | 恐* | *恐
afraid / frightened / to fear
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  *凜* | 凜* | *凜
cold / to shiver with cold / to tremble with fear / afraid / apprehensive / strict / stern / severe / austere / awe-inspiring / imposing / majestic
to have lingering fears / trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom)
to tremble with fear (idiom) / scared witless
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  *懼* | 懼* | *懼
to fear
openly and without fear / brazenly
to be afraid of the consequences / restraining fear
lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
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  *戄* | 戄* | *戄
to fear / to be in awe / sudden glance
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  *慄* | 慄* | *慄
(literary) cold; chilly / (bound form) to tremble with fear
lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) / fig. the young are fearless
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  *惡* | 惡* | *惡
to hate / to loathe / ashamed / to fear / to slander
to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face / to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
(of the heart) palpitating with fear / palpitation (Chinese medicine)
convulsed with fear (idiom)
acrophobia / fear of heights
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  *畏* | 畏* | *畏
to fear
to tremble with fear
lingering fear / fear after the event / post-traumatic stress
to cry out in fear
trembling / to shiver with fear
lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom) / fig. to be full of needless fears / reds under the beds
lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom) / fig. to tremble with fear / to be terrified
to faint from fear / (medicine) convulsions
to fear / to be terrified
lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear / scared witless
don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously
in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility)
trembling with fear / with fear and trepidation
for fear that / lest / also written 惟恐
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism / to keep one's shortcomings secret / to refuse to listen to advice
to raise eyebrows / to cast sidelong glances (expressing fear or indignation) / shocked / surprised
lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter) / fig. fame has its price
shaking in fear / one's heart palpitating with fear
seven emotional states / seven affects of traditional Chinese medical theory and therapy, namely: joy , anger , anxiety 憂|忧, thought , grief , fear , fright 驚|惊 / seven relations
to faint from fear / to be frightened into fits / shell-shocked
devoid of fear (idiom) / intrepid
lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom) / fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it / ostensible fondness of sth one really fears
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  *恇* | 恇* | *恇
to fear / apprehensive
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  *懾* | 懾* | *懾
afraid / be feared / to fear / to frighten / to intimidate
(TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏, and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)
lingering fear
without any fear of consequences / totally devoid of scruples
to curl up shivering (from cold) / timid and trembling (in fear) / to shrink / to cower
lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter) / fig. fame has its price
fear of strangers / to be afraid of strangers (of small children)
for fear that / lest / also written 唯恐
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  *惶* | 惶* | *惶
(bound form) fear; dread; anxiety; trepidation
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  *憚* | 憚* | *憚
dread / fear / dislike
shaking with fear
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
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  *怵* | 怵* | *怵
fearful / timid / to fear
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom) / to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
(literary) to tremble with fear
to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
(not do sth) for fear of offending sb
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  *懍* | 懍* | *懍
fear
with fear and trepidation
(literary) to shake with fear
to change color and alter one's expression (idiom); to go white with fear / out of one's wits
lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe / an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom) / fig. the fearlessness of youth
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
(literary) to tremble with fear / to shock
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night. / Rest with a clear conscience.
to tremble with fear
to be arrested by fear / restraint / scruple
lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too / an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom)
(literary) to tremble with fear
to tremble with fear
Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴
the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind
fig. restless, because of fear or strong emotions
fear / dread / panic
lit. one scare after another in a single night (idiom) / fig. to live in fear
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope / once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience
to turn out just as one predicted or feared
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
Thucydides trap (theory that war results when a dominant established power fears the rise of a rival power)
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
to tremble with fear
fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom) / fearless
to fear the Communists
to fear / to feel terrified
one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb) / to a fearless person, no fence is high enough
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

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