恐 (kǒng) means Afraid (frightened - fear). Below are 11 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
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
他收到了 恐 吓电话。
Tā shōudào le kǒnghè diànhuà.
He received a threatening phone call.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 恐吓
他心里充满了 恐 惧。
Tā xīn lǐ chōngmǎn le kǒngjù.
His heart was full of dread.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 恐惧
现场的景象十分 恐 怖。
Xiànchǎng de jǐngxiàng shífēn kǒngbù.
The scene was truly horrifying.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 恐怖
大家争先 恐 后地报名。
Dàjiā zhēng xiān kǒng hòu de bàomíng.
Everyone rushed to sign up.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 争先恐后
用 恐 吓的手段是违法的。
Yòng kǒnghè de shǒuduàn shì wéifǎ de.
Using intimidation is against the law.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 恐吓
他们在山上发现了 恐 龙化石。
Tāmen zài shān shang fāxiàn le kǒnglóng huàshí.
They found dinosaur fossils in the mountains.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 化石
了解真相后， 恐 惧就减轻了。
Liǎojiě zhēnxiàng hòu, kǒngjù jiù jiǎnqīng le.
Once the truth was known the fear lessened.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 恐惧
同学们争先 恐 后地举手发言。
Tóngxuémen zhēng xiān kǒng hòu de jǔshǒu fāyán.
The students all raced to raise their hands and speak.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 争先恐后
这部电影太 恐 怖了，我不敢看。
Zhè bù diànyǐng tài kǒngbù le, wǒ bù gǎn kàn.
This film is too frightening; I dare not watch it.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 恐怖
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Words that contain 恐
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How is 恐 used in a sentence?
This page shows 11 sentences using 恐 (kǒng, "Afraid (frightened - fear)"), 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 恐 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 恐 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 恐?
The dictionary page for 恐 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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