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怕人
pàrén
Description
"怕人"有两个意思：一个是让人觉得害怕、可怕；另一个是说人很害羞、怕见生人。
"怕人" has two meanings: one is to make people feel scared or frightening; the other is to describe a person as shy or afraid to meet strangers.
Meanings
怕人pàrén
frightening; scary; terrifying
晚上这条路黑得怕人。
This road is frighteningly dark at night.
怕人pàrén
shy; afraid of strangers
这个孩子很怕人，不爱说话。
This child is shy and doesn't like to talk.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
怕 (to fear) + 人 (person), literally "fear people" or "cause fear".
- Nuance
sense one describes something scary; sense two describes a timid person.
In videos
“我怕人”
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