"怕" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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怕
Trad. 怕
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 心
Strokes 4
Composition
Strokes 8
Structure
Decomp. 忄白
Prononciation
Mandarin pà
Entry Methods
Pinyin pa4
Kanji /
Cangjie
 PHA
心竹日
Sijiao 9600.0
Wubi NRG
CNS 11643 1-4D4A
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+6015
GB2312 C5C2
BIG5 A9C8
怕 pà to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps
Results beginning with 怕
怕事 pà shì timid / to be afraid of getting involved / to be afraid of getting into trouble
怕生 pà shēng fear of strangers / to be afraid of strangers (of small children)
怕羞 pà xiū coy / shy / bashful
怕痒 pà yǎng to be ticklish
怕老婆 pà lǎo pó henpecked / to be under one's wife's thumb
怕死鬼 pà sǐ guǐ afraid to die (contemptuous term)
Approximate Results for 怕
恐怕 kǒng pà fear / to dread / I'm afraid that... / perhaps / maybe
害怕 hài pà to be afraid / to be scared
不怕 bù pà fearless / not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) / even if / even though
可怕 kě pà awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / scary / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly
哪怕 nǎ pà even / even if / even though / no matter how
只怕 zhǐ pà I'm afraid that... / perhaps / maybe / very likely
生怕 shēng pà to fear / afraid / extremely nervous / for fear that / to avoid / so as not to
惧怕 jù pà to be afraid
后怕 hòu pà lingering fear / fear after the event / post-traumatic stress
骇怕 hài pà to be afraid / to be frightened
惊怕 jīng pà alarmed / frightened
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好怕的 hǎo pà de worthy of being afraid of
谁怕谁 shéi pà shéi bring it on! / who's afraid?
使骇怕 shǐ hài pà to frighten
贪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom) / craven and cowardly / clinging abjectly to life / only interested in saving one's neck
担惊受怕 dān jīng shòu pà to feel apprehensive / to be alarmed
鬼怕恶人 guǐ pà è rén lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too / an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom)
非常害怕 fēi cháng hài pà dread
事怕行家 shì pà háng jiā an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
好饭不怕晚 hǎo fàn bù pà wǎn the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten / the good things in life are worth waiting for
天不怕地不怕 tiān bù pà dì bù pà fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom) / fearless
真金不怕火炼 zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
脚正不怕鞋歪 jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe / an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
前怕狼后怕虎 qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom) / fig. to be full of needless fears / reds under the beds
初生牛犊不怕虎 chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) / fig. the young are fearless
人怕出名猪怕壮 rén pà chū míng zhū pà zhuàng lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter) / fig. fame has its price
不怕官，只怕管 bù pà guān , zhǐ pà guǎn 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
不怕慢，就怕站 bù pà màn , jiù pà zhàn it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)
初生之犊不怕虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù pà hǔ see 初生之犢不畏虎|初生之犊不畏虎[chu1 sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4 wei4 hu3]
酒香不怕巷子深 jiǔ xiāng bù pà xiàng zi shēn fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom) / quality goods need no advertising
人怕出名猪怕肥 rén pà chū míng zhū pà féi lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter) / fig. fame has its price
死猪不怕开水烫 sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (idiom) / fig. a person who has nothing more to lose will go to any lengths, regardless of the consequences
真金不怕火来烧 zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ lái shāo see 真金不怕火煉|真金不怕火炼[zhen1 jin1 bu4 pa4 huo3 lian4]
光脚的不怕穿鞋的 guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de 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
人怕出名，猪怕壮 rén pà chū míng , zhū pà zhuàng Man should fear fame as pigs fear fattening (idiom).
不怕一万，就怕万一 bù pà yī wàn , jiù pà wàn yī better to be safe than sorry (proverb) / to be prepared just in case
不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记 bù pà zéi tōu jiù pà zéi diàn jì much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳 yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom) / once bitten twice shy
不怕不识货，就怕货比货 bù pà bù shí huò , jiù pà huò bǐ huò 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
不怕不识货，只怕货比货 bù pà bù shí huò , zhǐ pà huò bǐ huò 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
不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门 bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night. / Rest with a clear conscience.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
男怕入错行，女怕嫁错郎 nán pà rù cuò háng , nu:3 pà jià cuò láng men fear getting into the wrong line of business, women fear marrying the wrong man (proverb)
世上无难事，只怕有心人 shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén see 天下無難事，只怕有心人|天下无难事，只怕有心人[tian1 xia4 wu2 nan2 shi4 , zhi3 pa4 you3 xin1 ren2]
天下无难事，只怕有心人 tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom) / persistence will overcome
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope / once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友 bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
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