恐怕 kǒngpà I’m afraid

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Stroke order

恐怕 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

恐怕 — the Chinese character for I’m afraid (kǒngpà), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 恐怕 — I’m afraid

恐 — 10 strokes
怕 — 8 strokes

Senses

fear
to dread
I'm afraid that...
perhaps
maybe

Characters in 恐怕

恐 kǒng — afraid; frightened; to fear
怕 pà — to be afraid; to fear; to dread

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

恐怕我今天不能参加了。Kǒngpà wǒ jīntiān bù néng cānjiā le.I'm afraid I cannot attend today.
天这么黑，恐怕要下雨了。Tiān zhème hēi, kǒngpà yào xià yǔ le.The sky is so dark, I'm afraid it is going to rain.

Related words

恐怕 is pronounced kǒngpà and means “I’m afraid”.

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