怕 (pà) — (verb) to be afraid of, to fear; (adverb) perhaps, I'm afraid that...
Definition
Two uses: as a verb, 'to be afraid of' — shorter and more everyday than 害怕. As an adverb, it softens a guess like 'I'm afraid / perhaps' (≈ 恐怕).
verb
to be afraid ofto fear
adverb
perhapsI'm afraid that...
Examples
- 怕，。Wǒ pà hēi, wǎn shàng bù gǎn yí gè rén chū mén.I'm afraid of the dark and don't dare go out alone at night.
- 怕，。pà Nǐ bù xǐ huan chī là de, suǒ yǐ méi fàng là jiāo.I was afraid you don't like spicy food, so I didn't add chili.
- 怕，。pà Jīn tiān huì xià yǔ, nǐ dài sǎn ba.I'm afraid it might rain today — take an umbrella.
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