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can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
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to be afraid; to fear
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Pronunciation
Adjective
可怕
- scary; frightening
Synonyms
- 恐怖 (kǒngbù)
- 怕人 (pàrén)
- 嚇人／吓人 (xiàrén)
- (literary) 可怖 (kěbù)
- (Hokkien) 驚人／惊人 (jīngrén)
- (Xiang) 吸人
Adverb
可怕
- (literary) I'm afraid that; unfortunately; probably; regretfully; fearfully; perhaps; maybe
Synonyms
- 只怕 (zhǐpà)
- 唯恐 (wéikǒng)
- 害怕 (hàipà) (dialectal)
- 怕不 (pàbù) (literary or dialectal)
- 恐怕 (kǒngpà)
- 恐防 (kong3 fang2) (Sichuanese)
- 盡驚／尽惊 (Hokkien)
- 驚了／惊了 (Min Nan)