Radical 61 · 8 strokes

to be afraid

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MEANING6 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to be afraid

    感到恐惧、不安或不敢面对gǎndào kǒngjù、búān huò búgǎn miànduì

    • I'm not afraid of him.

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    • Not wanting to hurt his feelings, I didn't tell him the truth.

  2. verb

    to fear

    感到害怕、恐惧的心理状态gǎndào hàipà、kǒngjù de xīnlǐ zhuànggtài

  3. verb

    to dread

    感到害怕、恐惧或不安gǎndào hàipà、kǒngjù huò búānquán

    • I'm afraid of the dark.

  4. adverb

    perhaps

    也许、可能yěhuò、kěnéng

    • He's probably fallen ill.

  5. verb

    to be unable to endure

    不能忍受;受不了bù néng rěnshòu;shòu bu liǎo

    • I'm afraid of the cold.

  6. noun

    surname Pa

    一个姓氏,中国人的家族名字yī gè xìngshì、zhōngguó rén de jiāzú míngzi

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Fear makes the heart tremble and the face turn deathly pale.

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