to fear greatly; to be very afraid
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to fear greatly; to be very worried that (something undesirable happens)
neutralExpresses a strong sense of worry or fear about a possible negative outcome. Often used in both spoken and written language.
Wǒ我
men们
zài在
ní泥
nìng泞
de的
shān山
lù路
shàng上
xiǎo小
xīn心
de地
zǒu走
zhe着
，
shēng生
pà怕
huá滑
dǎo倒
le了
。
We walked carefully on the muddy mountain road, fearing we would slip and fall.
Tā他
shuō说
huà话
shēng声
yīn音
hěn很
xiǎo小
，
shēng生
pà怕
chǎo吵
xīng醒
shú熟
shuì睡
de的
hái孩
zi子
。
He spoke very softly, afraid of waking the sleeping child.
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Tā她
shēng生
pà怕
chí迟
dào到
，
tí提
qián前
yī一
xiǎo小
shí时
jiù就
dào到
le了
chē车
zhàn站
。
She was afraid of being late, so she arrived at the station an hour early.
Tóu投
zī资
qián前
tā他
zǐ仔
xì细
yán研
jiū究
le了
hěn很
jiǔ久
，
shēng生
pà怕
péi赔
qián钱
。
He studied it carefully for a long time before investing, fearing he would lose money.
Mā妈
ma妈
shēng生
pà怕
hái孩
zi子
gǎn感
mào冒
，
gěi给
tā他
chuān穿
le了
hěn很
duō多
yī衣
fu服
。
The mother, fearing her child would catch a cold, put many layers of clothes on him.