后怕 (hòu pà) — post-event fear; to feel scared after the danger has passed

Définition

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

Exemples

  • 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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