恐怕

kǒng pà
HSK 4
fear, to dread, I'm afraid that...
adverb

Example Sentences

恐怕今天会下雨。
kǒngpà jīntiān huì xiàyǔ 。
I'm afraid it will rain today.
恐怕他已经走了。
kǒngpà tā yǐjīng zǒule 。
I'm afraid he has already left.
这件事情，恐怕没有那么简单。
zhè jiàn shìqíng ， kǒngpà méiyǒu nàme jiǎndān 。
This matter is probably not that simple, I'm afraid.

Individual Characters

恐kǒng
afraid, frightened, to fear
怕pà
perhaps, afraid

Words with similar meanings

大概dàgài
probably
大概 is a more neutral term used to express uncertainty or the likelihood of something, without the emotional connotation of fear.
或许huòxǔ
perhaps
或许 conveys a sense of possibility and is less definitive than 恐怕, lacking the nuance of fear.

Words Starting With 恐

恐怖kǒng bù
terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist
恐吓kǒng hè
to threaten; to menace
恐惧kǒng jù
fear; dread; phobia

Words Ending With 怕

害怕hài pà
to be afraid; to be scared
可怕kě pà
awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly
哪怕nǎ pà
even; even if; even though; no matter how

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Weather & Climate
Describing temperature, precipitation, seasons, forecasts, and related terms.
Feelings & Emotions
Vocabulary for happiness, sadness, anger, fear, love, excitement, etc.
HSK 4
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