fear; be afraid; lest
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to fear greatly; to be afraid (that); lest
Expresses a strong concern about an undesirable outcome. Often used in formal or literary contexts to indicate caution.
Tā他
shēng生
kǒng恐
diào掉
duì队
，
zài在
hòu后
miàn面
jǐn紧
zhuī追
。
He was afraid of falling behind, so he chased closely from the rear.
Wǒ我
men们
shēng生
kǒng恐
dǎ打
rǎo扰
nín您
xiū休
xi息
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
shì事
xiān先
dǎ打
le了
diàn电
huà话
。
We feared disturbing your rest, so we called in advance.
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Lǎo老
rén人
shēng生
kǒng恐
wàng忘
jì记
，
bǎ把
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
xiě写
zài在
le了
zhǐ纸
shàng上
。
The old man was afraid of forgetting, so he wrote the matter down on paper.