后怕 (hòu pà) — post-event fear; to feel scared after the danger has passed
Definition
后怕 (hòu pà) means the delayed fear you feel after a dangerous moment has already passed — the shaky 'phew, that was close' reaction, not fear felt during the danger itself. It can be used as both a noun (一种后怕) and a verb (我后怕了).
post-event fearto feel scared after the danger has passed
Examples
- 后怕。Nà zhǒng hòu pà ràng wǒ yì zhí shuì bù zháo.That kind of post-event fear kept me awake all night.
- 后怕。Tā hòu lái cái kāi shǐ hòu pà.He only started feeling scared afterwards.
- ，后怕。Huí xiǎng qǐ gāng cái de xiǎn qíng, tā bù yóu de gǎn dào yí zhèn hòu pà.Recalling the dangerous situation just now, she couldn't help but feel a wave of post-event fear.
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