Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
害怕
hàipà
Description
“害怕”的意思是心里很怕，感到不安全。
The meaning of “害怕” is to feel scared and unsafe inside.
我们常用它来说人对危险或者可怕的东西的感觉。
We often use it to describe a person's feeling towards danger or scary things.
Meanings
害怕hàipà
to be afraid; to fear
我很害怕黑。
I am very afraid of the dark.
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Notes
- Etymology
害 (to harm) + 怕 (to fear) combine to mean feeling fear or dread.
- Nuance
害怕 is a verb for feeling fear; 可怕 describes something as scary.
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