害怕(hài pà): to be afraid
HSK 32 characters
to be afraid
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- hài pà
- Meaning
- to be afraid; to be scared
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Appears in lessons
害怕 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Example sentences
How 害怕 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
不要害怕付出。
bù yào hài pà fù chū
Don't be afraid to invest time and energy.
没事的，别害怕！
méi shì de bié hài pà
It's nothing, don't be afraid!
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 害怕 — tap one to open its word page.
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