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恐怕
kǒng pà
to be afraid that; I'm afraid
HSK 4Epic
What does 恐怕 mean?
恐怕 (pinyin: kǒng pà) means to be afraid that; I'm afraid. It belongs to the official HSK 4 vocabulary (upper intermediate), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 恐怕
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 怕
The characters of 恐怕
| 恐 | kǒng | component character |
| 怕 | pà | component character |
Related HSK 4 words
| 知识 | zhī shi | knowledge |
| 及时 | jí shí | in time; promptly |
| 严格 | yán gé | strict |
| 仔细 | zǐ xì | carefully, attentively |
| 收入 | shōu rù | income |
| 响 | xiǎng | to ring; loud |
| 汤 | Tāng | soup |
| 高级 | gāo jí | high-end; advanced |
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