to fear; to be afraid of; to be scared
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be afraid of; to fear; to dread
neutralCan be used transitively with a noun object (害怕黑暗), or followed by a verb phrase (害怕走夜路). Often modified by degree adverbs like 很, 非常, or 有点儿.
Wǒ我
hài害
pà怕
zǒu走
yè夜
lù路
。
I'm afraid of walking at night.
Dòng洞
lǐ里
yīn阴
sēn森
sēn森
de的
，
jiào叫
rén人
hài害
pà怕
。
The cave was gloomy and spooky, making people scared.
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Hái孩
zi子
hài害
pà怕
hēi黑
àn暗
，
bù不
gǎn敢
yī一
gè个
rén人
shuì睡
jiào觉
。
The child is afraid of the dark and dares not sleep alone.
Bù不
yào要
hài害
pà怕
fàn犯
cuò错
，
zhòng重
yào要
de的
shì是
cóng从
cuò错
wù误
zhōng中
xué学
xí习
。
Don't be afraid of making mistakes; what's important is to learn from them.