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to be afraid

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

hai4pa4 • hàipà

Meaning


Primary

to be afraid

Alternatives

be afraid, afraid, to be scared, be scared, scared

Mnemonic


害怕 To be afraid of something is to be full of such 怕 dread towards it that it 害 harms your mind.

Usage


害怕 得 要命

be deathly afraid

沒有 什麼 可 害怕 的。

There is nothing to be afraid of.

別 害怕。

Don't be afraid.

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