可怕 kěpà▶ terrible

Stroke order

可怕 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 可 — 5 strokes
• 怕 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. awful
2. dreadful
3. fearful
4. formidable
5. frightful
6. scary
7. hideous
8. horrible
9. terrible
10. terribly

Related words

• 可见así
• 可靠fiable, confiable
• 哪怕incluso si
• 宁可preferir
• 可口Delicioso
• 可怜Pobre

可怕 is pronounced kěpà and means “terrible”. It is part of the HSK 5 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 可怕 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.