HSK 3 · Modal & Attitude

恐怕

kǒng pà

I'm afraid; perhaps

Stroke order of 恐怕

2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

恐 · 10 strokes怕 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

A heart 心 under 巩 and a white 白 heart 忄 in 怕: a heart gone pale with worry.

Parts: 恐 fear (巩 + 心 heart) + 怕 afraid (忄 + 白)

The characters in 恐怕

怕 pà — to be afraid (8 strokes)

Example sentence

恐怕他不会来了。

I'm afraid he won't come.

Words with 怕

可怕terrible; scary 怕to be afraid 害怕to be afraid

More words: Modal & Attitude

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