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可怕

kě pà

HSK 3.0 · 2HSK 2.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

kě pà · ho2 paa3 (Jyutping)

  1. awful
  2. dreadful
  3. fearful
  4. formidable
  5. frightful
  6. scary
  7. hideous
  8. horrible
  9. terrible
  10. terribly

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

可

Meaning
may, can, -able; possibly
Radical
口
Strokes
5
Components
⿻丁口
Cangjie
MNR
Four-corner
1062.0

怕

Meaning
to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
Radical
忄
Strokes
8
Components
⿰忄白
Cangjie
PHA
Four-corner
9600.0

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