生怕 (shēng pà) — to be extremely afraid (that something bad might happen); for fear that; so as not to

定義

生怕 (shēngpà) is the colloquial 'for fear that / so as not to' — like 免得 but emphasizes the speaker's worry about a bad outcome, not just avoidance. Stronger than the plain verb 怕 ('to be afraid of').

verb
to be extremely afraid (that something bad might happen)for fear thatso as not to

例文

  • 生怕
    Tā zǒu lù hěn qīng, shēng pà chǎo xǐng bǎo bao.
    She walks very quietly, for fear of waking the baby.
  • 生怕
    Wǒ shēng pà shuō cuò huà, suǒ yǐ yì zhí méi shuō huà.
    I was extremely afraid of saying the wrong thing, so I kept silent.
  • 生怕
    Tā shēng pà chí dào, zǎo zǎo dì jiù chū fā le.
    He left very early for fear of being late.

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