怕pàto be afraid; to fear; to dread

1. 1.

   to be afraid; to fear; to dreadverb

2. 2.

   to be unable to endureverb

3. 3.

   perhapsadverb

• 怕to be afraid; to fear; to dread

怕 can take an object such as 狗, and before 要 it can mark a guess, as in 怕要下雨.

1. HSK 1

   我怕狗。

   Wǒ pà gǒu.

   I am afraid of dogs.

2. HSK 1

   你怕吗？

   Nǐ pà ma?

   Are you afraid?

3. HSK 1

   我怕冷。

   Wǒ pà lěng.

   I cannot stand the cold.

4. HSK 1

   今天怕要下雨。

   Jīntiān pà yào xiàyǔ.

   Perhaps it will rain today.

怕 can mean "perhaps" before a guess. 害怕 means to be scared, and that guess does not take 害怕.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你怕狗吗？

   Nǐ pà gǒu ma?

   Are you afraid of dogs?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我怕狗。

   Wǒ pà gǒu.

   I am afraid of dogs.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   你怕冷吗？

   Nǐ pà lěng ma?

   Are you unable to stand the cold?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   我怕冷。

   Wǒ pà lěng.

   I cannot stand the cold.

5. 
   Speaker A:

   今天下雨吗？

   Jīntiān xiàyǔ ma?

   Is it going to rain today?

6. 
   Speaker B:

   今天怕要下雨。

   Jīntiān pà yào xiàyǔ.

   Perhaps it will rain today.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我___狗。(I am afraid of dogs.)

   A怕B喝C大
2. 2.Which sentence means "I cannot stand the cold"?

   A我怕冷。B我很忙。C他很大。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 今天___要下雨。(Perhaps it will rain today.)

   A怕B是C的

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Related words

• 害怕hài pàto be afraid; to be scaredHSK 3
• 担心dān xīnto worryHSK 3
• 危险wēi xiǎndangerHSK 4
• 紧张jǐn zhāngnervousHSK 4
• 安全ān quánsafeHSK 3
• 敢gǎnto dareHSK 4

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