How to write 怕

Animated Stroke Order of 怕

Learn to write the Chinese character "怕" by watching the stroke order animation of "怕".

Stroke by Stroke: 怕 Writing Order

Master the Chinese character '怕' stroke by stroke with visual step-by-step instructions.

Follow the Calligraphy Master: Writing '怕' Step-by-Step

Learn the proper way to write the Chinese character '怕' through a video tutorial with a calligraphy teacher. Follow the Calligraphy Master's Step-by-Step Guide to Write the Chinese Character '怕'. You can download the printable handwriting worksheets below and practice writing together with pen and paper.

Free Printable 怕 Handwriting Practice Worksheets

Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "怕"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 怕

Download the worksheet in PNG format

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "怕"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 怕

Download the worksheet in PNG format

Meaning of 怕

Pinyin pà

Radical

忄

Strokes

Definition

to be afraid / to fear

Usage

★★★★★

怕 [pà] 【Part of speech】: Verb 【Basic meaning】: Fear 1. 恐惧: Fear; to be afraid. 例: ～人 (be afraid of people). ～死 (be afraid to death). 害～ (be frightened). 惧～ (fear). 可～ (can be feared). 2. 或许，表示疑虑或猜想: Perhaps; expresses doubt or conjecture. 例: 恐～他别有用意 (I’m afraid he may have ulterior motives). ～是 (might be). 【Meaning in context】: 1. 用在谓语前面或句首，对某一情况进行估计、猜测，表示疑惑或商榷，相当于“恐怕”、“也许”、“或许”;在现代汉语里，句尾常带有“吧”. [En.] Used at the front of a predicate or at the beginning of a sentence to estimate or conjecture a situation, indicating doubt or consultation, equivalent to “I’m afraid,” “perhaps,” “maybe.” In modern Chinese, it often ends with “吧.” 例: 怕是有什么意外，平时他总是准时来的 (Perhaps there is some unexpected situation; he is usually punctual). 怕不 (I’m afraid, maybe). 怕敢 (afraid, perhaps). 2. 岂，难道: As; is it not? [En.] Indicates a rhetorical question. 例: 怕不待 (Is it not waiting?) 3. 如其，倘: If. [En.] Indicates a conditional situation. 例: 您昆仲各东西，俺子母两分离，怕哥哥不嫌相辱呵?权为个妹! (Do you not fear that your brother will be offended? Just for the sake of my sister!)

可怕 kě pà

awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / scary / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly

只怕 zhǐ pà

I'm afraid that... / perhaps / maybe / very likely

哪怕 nǎ pà

even / even if / even though / no matter how

害怕 hài pà

to be afraid / to be scared

恐怕 kǒng pà

fear / to dread / I'm afraid that... / perhaps / maybe

生怕 shēng pà

to fear / afraid / extremely nervous / for fear that / to avoid / so as not to

不怕 bù pà

fearless / not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) / even if / even though

惧怕 jù pà

to be afraid

贪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ

greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly / clinging abjectly to life / only interested in saving one's neck

不怕死 bù pà sǐ

be not afraid of death / be not scared to die

怕死 pà sǐ

fear death / be afraid of death

怕人 pà rén

shy / timid / anthropophobia

不怕牺牲 bù pà xī shēng

Not afraid of sacrifice

天不怕 tiān bù pà

God is not afraid

担惊受怕 dān jīng shòu pà

to feel apprehensive / to be alarmed

后怕 hòu pà

lingering fear / fear after the event / post-traumatic stress

胆小怕事 dǎn xiǎo pà shì

timid and overcautious

不怕没柴烧 bù pà méi chái shāo

Not afraid of no firewood

怕事 pà shì

timid / to be afraid of getting involved / to be afraid of getting into trouble

怕羞 pà xiū

coy / shy / bashful

欺软怕硬 qī ruǎn pà yìng

bully the weak and fear the strong

初生牛犊不怕虎 chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ

lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) / fig. the young are fearless

骇怕 hài pà

to be afraid / to be frightened