pà

帊

Character · Verb · AdverbTraditional怕

fear; afraid

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Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to fear; to be afraid of

The most common verb for expressing fear or worry about something happening.

Xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
dōu都
pà怕
hēi黑
 。

Children are all afraid of the dark.

Bié别
pà怕
 ，
wǒ我
huì会
bǎo保
hù护
nǐ你
de的
 。

Don't be afraid, I will protect you.

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Wǒ我
bù不
pà怕
rèn任
hé何
kùn困
nán难
 。

I am not afraid of any difficulty.

2.

adverb

perhaps; I'm afraid (that)

Used to express a personal, often worried, estimation or to soften a statement.

Xiàn现
zài在
chū出
fā发
 ，
pà怕
shì是
yào要
chí迟
dào到
le了
 。

If we leave now, I'm afraid we'll be late.

Tā他
pà怕
shì是
bù不
huì会
lái来
le了
 。

I'm afraid he won't come.

3.

verb

(书) to tie a kerchief around one's head

archaic

This is an archaic, literary usage where 怕 is a variant form of 帕. It is not used in modern Mandarin with this meaning.

 （
gǔ古
jí籍
yòng用
fǎ法
 ，
xiàn现
dài代
yī一
bān般
bù不
shǐ使
yòng用
 ）

(Ancient usage, generally not used in modern times.)