bù
怖
fear; dread
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
fear; terror
literaryMost commonly used as a bound morpheme in compound words. Rarely used as an independent word in modern Chinese.
Nà那
ge个
shān山
dòng洞
lǐ里
yīn阴
sēn森
kě可
bù怖
。
That cave is eerie and terrifying.
Kǒng恐
bù怖
diàn电
yǐng影
cháng常
cháng常
ràng让
rén人
gǎn感
dào到
hài害
pà怕
。
Horror movies often make people feel scared.
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Tā他
de的
gù故
shì事
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
lìng令
rén人
zhàn战
lì栗
de的
kǒng恐
bù怖
xì细
jié节
。
His story was full of chillingly horrific details.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
yíng营
zào造
le了
yī一
zhǒng种
wú无
míng名
de的
kǒng恐
bù惧
fēn氛
wéi围
。
This novel creates an atmosphere of nameless dread.
Tā她
xǐng醒
lái来
hòu后
，
xīn心
lǐ里
yī依
rán然
cán残
liú留
zhe着
yī一
sī丝
mò莫
míng名
de的
bù怖
yì意
。
After waking up, a trace of inexplicable fear still lingered in her heart.