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恐怕 (kǒng pà): to fear, to be afraid; I’m afraid, perhaps, maybe

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 4verb, adverb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to fear, to be afraid; I’m afraid, perhaps, maybe
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb, adverb
HSK level: HSK 4

Full definitions

fear
to dread
Im afraid that...
perhaps
maybe
I'm afraid that
probably
perhaps (expressing a worried guess)
to fear
to dread

Chinese explanation

表示对某件事担心或估计可能发生不好的事
也用来委婉地表达推测或判断，语气比较客气，相当于“大概、也许”。

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HSK 3

to be afraid

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Example sentences

I'm afraid it's going to rain; let's go home quickly.

He probably doesn't know about this.

I'm afraid it's too late; we need to set off immediately.

I'm afraid doing it this way is not quite appropriate.

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