怕 (pà) means Be afraid (feared). Below are 21 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
昨晚的风真可 怕 。
Zuówǎn de fēng zhēn kěpà.
The wind last night was frightening.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 可怕
这个孩子很 怕 打针。
Zhège háizi hěn pà dǎzhēn.
This child is very afraid of injections.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 打针
恐 怕 今天来不及了。
Kǒngpà jīntiān lái bu jí le.
I am afraid there is not enough time today.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 恐怕
别害 怕 ，我跟你一起去。
Bié hàipà, wǒ gēn nǐ yìqǐ qù.
Don't be afraid, I'll go with you.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 害怕
哪 怕 再难，我也要试试。
Nǎpà zài nán, wǒ yě yào shìshi.
However hard it is, I still want to try.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 哪怕
孩子撒谎往往是因为害 怕 。
Háizi sā huǎng wǎngwǎng shì yīnwèi hàipà.
Children usually lie out of fear.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 撒谎
什么他都不 怕 ，唯独 怕 水。
Shénme tā dōu bú pà, wéidú pà shuǐ.
He is afraid of nothing except water.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 唯独
哪 怕 只有一点希望也要努力。
Nǎpà zhǐ yǒu yìdiǎn xīwàng yě yào nǔlì.
Even if there is only a little hope, you must try.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 哪怕
他不 怕 吃苦，什么活都愿意干。
Tā bú pà chī kǔ, shénme huó dōu yuànyì gàn.
He is not afraid of hardship and will take on any job.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 吃苦
大不了重做一次，没什么可 怕 的。
Dàbuliǎo chóng zuò yí cì, méi shénme kěpà de.
At worst we just do it again; there is nothing to be afraid of.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 大不了
无知并不可 怕 ，可 怕 的是不肯学。
Wúzhī bìng bù kěpà, kěpà de shì bù kěn xué.
Ignorance is not the frightening thing; refusing to learn is.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 无知
存在分歧并不可 怕 ，可 怕 的是不沟通。
Cúnzài fēnqí bìng bù kěpà, kěpà de shì bù gōutōng.
Differences are not the problem; not communicating is.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 分歧
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From the graded readers
我特别高兴，可是也特别害 怕 。
wǒ tèbié gāoxìng, kěshì yě tèbié hàipà.
I was thrilled, and also terrified.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike
王老师说：“不要 怕 ，多说，多听。”
wáng lǎoshīshuō:" bùyào pà, duō shuō, duō tīng / tìng."
Mr Wang says, "Don't be afraid — speak more, listen more."
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Learning Chinese
重要的是我知道了：紧张不可 怕 ，可 怕 的是因为紧张就不上台。
zhòngyào de / dì shì wǒ zhīdào le / liǎo / liào: jǐnzhāng bùkě pà, kěpà de / dì shì yīnwèi jǐnzhāng jiù bù shàngtái.
What mattered was learning that nerves aren't the problem — not going on stage because of them is.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
我想了几秒钟，然后老老实实地说：“我做事太慢，因为我 怕 做错。”
wǒ xiǎng le / liǎo / liào jǐ / jī miǎo zhōng, ránhòu lǎo lǎoshí shí dì / de shuō:" wǒ zuòshì tài màn, yīnwèi wǒ pà zuòcuò."
I thought for a few seconds and then said honestly, "I work too slowly, because I'm afraid of making mistakes."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
Words that contain 怕
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Questions about 怕
How is 怕 used in a sentence?
This page shows 21 sentences using 怕 (pà, "Be afraid (feared)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 怕 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 怕 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 怕?
The dictionary page for 怕 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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