害怕

Chinese

to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm
to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity
 
 to be afraid; to fear
trad. (害怕) 害 怕
simp. #(害怕) 害 怕
alternative forms 駭怕／骇怕

Pronunciation

Verb

害⫽怕 (verb-object) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. to be afraid; to be scared; to be frightened
    害怕困難／害怕困难  ―  hàipà kùnnan  ―  to be afraid of difficulties
    別害怕。／别害怕。  ―  Bié hàipà.  ―  Don't be afraid.
    我非常害怕。  ―  Wǒ fēicháng hàipà.  ―  I am very afraid.
    每天做一件你害怕不敢做的事。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Měitiān zuò yī jiàn nǐ hàipà bùgǎn zuò de shì. [Pinyin]
    Do one thing every day that you are afraid to do.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 害怕 (“to fear; to be afraid of”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 懼, 畏, 恐, 怯, 驚, 惶, 悚, 懾, 恇
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 害怕, 懼怕, 畏懼
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 害怕, 怕
Taiwan 害怕, 怕
Harbin 害怕, 發毛
Malaysia 怕
Singapore 怕, 害怕
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 害怕, 怕, 打怵
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 害怕, 怵
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 害怕, 怕
Wanrong 驚
Xi'an 害怕, 怕, 怯火
Xuzhou 嫌怕, 打怵
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 害怕, 嚇
Lanzhou 害怕, 怯, 怯乎, 怯豁
Ürümqi 害怕
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 害怕, 怕, 虛火, 虛
Wuhan 嚇不過, 怕
Guiyang 害怕, 怕
Kunming 害怕
Guilin 怕
Liuzhou 慌
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 嚇怕, 怕
Yangzhou 害怕, 怕, 怕懼, 懼乎
Hefei 怕
Cantonese Guangzhou 驚, 怕, 慌, 窒
Hong Kong 驚, 怕, 慌
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) 狂
Macau 驚
Guangzhou (Panyu) 驚
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 慌
Guangzhou (Conghua) 驚
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 好怕
Foshan 驚, 窒
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 慌, 怕
Foshan (Shunde) 慌
Foshan (Sanshui) 慌
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 慌
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 驚
Zhongshan (Huancheng) 驚
Zhongshan (Nanlang) 驚
Zhongshan (Xiaolan) 慌
Zhongshan (Dongsheng, Xiaolan) 慌
Zhongshan (Tanbei, Xiaolan) 慌
Zhongshan (Henglan) 慌
Zhongshan (Dongfeng) 慌
Zhongshan (Nantou) 慌
Zhongshan (Fusha) 慌
Zhongshan (Shalang) 慌
Zhongshan (Gangkou) 慌
Zhongshan (Huangpu) 慌, 驚
Zhongshan (Sanjiao) 狂, 驚
Zhongshan (Langwang, Minzhong) 慌, 驚
Zhongshan (Minzhong) 慌, 驚
Zhongshan (Guzhen) 𢗉
Zhongshan (Banfu) 慌, 驚
Zhongshan (Tanzhou) 慌, 驚
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 驚
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 驚
Zhuhai (Doumen) 驚
Jiangmen (Baisha) 驚
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 驚
Taishan 𢗉
Kaiping (Chikan) 𢗉
Enping (Niujiang) 𢗉
Heshan (Yayao) 慌
Dongguan 狂
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 驚
Shaoguan 驚, 窒
Yunfu 怕, 驚
Yangjiang 𢗉
Xinyi 狂
Lianjiang 驚
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 驚, 怕
Singapore (Guangfu) 驚, 怕
Gan Nanchang 怕
Lichuan 怕
Hakka Meixian 驚, 怕畏, 畏, 怕
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) 狂
Dongguan (Qingxi) 狂
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 好狂
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 驚
Wuhua (Huacheng) 怕, 驚, 畏
Heyuan (Bendihua) 驚
Wengyuan 驚
Liannan 驚
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 狂
Jiexi 驚
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) 驚
Changting 怕
Wuping 怕
Wuping (Yanqian) 怕
Liancheng 嚇
Ninghua 怕
Ningdu 怕
Tonggu (Sandu) 怕
Ganzhou (Panlong) 怕
Dayu 怕
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 驚
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 驚
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 驚
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 驚
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 驚
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 驚
Hong Kong 狂, 驚
Mengshan (Xihe) 怕
Luchuan 狂
Sabah (Longchuan) 狂
Senai (Huiyang) 狂
Singkawang 驚
Huizhou Jixi 怕, 嚇
Jin Taiyuan 害怕, 怕
Xinzhou 著怕, 怕
Northern Min Jian'ou 驚, 怕, 怯, 畏
Jian'ou (Dikou) 驚
Songxi 驚
Zhenghe 驚
Zhenghe (Zhenqian) 驚
Jianyang 驚
Jianyang (Huangkeng) 畏
Wuyishan 嚇
Pucheng (Shibei) 嚇
Eastern Min Fuzhou 驚
Fuzhou (Changle) 驚
Lianjiang 驚
Fuqing 驚
Pingtan 驚
Yongtai 驚
Minqing 驚
Gutian 驚
Pingnan 驚
Luoyuan 驚
Fu'an 驚
Ningde 驚
Xiapu 驚
Zherong 驚
Shouning 驚
Zhouning 驚
Fuding 驚
Singapore (Fuqing) 驚
Southern Min Xiamen 驚, 著驚, 驚惶, 懾, 懾屎, 會攝, 掣
Xiamen (Tong'an) 驚
Quanzhou 驚, 著驚, 懾, 懾屎, 會攝, 掣
Jinjiang 驚
Nan'an 驚
Shishi 驚
Hui'an 驚
Anxi 驚
Yongchun 驚
Dehua 驚
Zhangzhou 驚, 著驚, 驚惶, 懾, 會攝, 掣
Zhangzhou (Longhai) 驚
Zhangzhou (Changtai) 驚
Hua'an 驚
Nanjing 驚
Pinghe 驚
Zhangpu 驚
Yunxiao 驚
Zhao'an 驚
Dongshan 驚
Kaohsiung 驚
Yilan 驚
Changhua (Lukang) 驚
Taichung 驚
Taichung (Wuqi) 驚惶
Tainan 驚
Taitung 驚
Hsinchu 驚
Kinmen 驚
Penghu (Magong) 驚
Penang (Hokkien) 驚
Singapore (Hokkien) 驚
Manila (Hokkien) 驚
Longyan 嚇
Zhangping 驚
Datian 驚
Chaozhou 驚, 畏
Raoping 驚
Shantou 驚
Jieyang 驚, 畏
Haifeng 驚
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 驚
Singapore (Teochew) 驚
Leizhou 驚
Wenchang 驚
Haikou 驚
Qionghai 驚
Singapore (Hainanese) 驚
Puxian Min Putian 驚
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) 驚
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) 驚
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) 驚
Xianyou 驚
Xianyou (Fengting) 驚
Xianyou (Youyang) 驚
Central Min Yong'an 驚
Sanming (Sanyuan) 驚
Sanming (Shaxian) 驚
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 驚
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 狂, 怕
Wu Shanghai 怕, 嚇
Shanghai (Chongming) 嚇
Suzhou 怕, 嚇
Danyang 怕
Hangzhou 怕, 嚇, 慌, 怕慌, 發毛
Ningbo 怕, 嚇
Wenzhou 怕, 嚇
Jinhua 光
Xiang Changsha 怕, 畏怯
Loudi 怕
Shuangfeng 怕

Adverb

害怕

  1. (dialectal) I'm afraid that; unfortunately; probably; regretfully; fearfully; perhaps; maybe

Synonyms

  • 可怕 (kěpà) (literary)
  • 只怕 (zhǐpà)
  • 唯恐 (wéikǒng)
  • 尚怕 (2zan6-pho5) (Suzhounese)
  • 尚期 (Suzhounese, dated)
  • 张怕 (Suzhounese)
  • 怕不 (pàbù) (literary or dialectal)
  • 恐怕 (kǒngpà)
  • 恐防 (kong3 fang2) (Sichuanese)
  • 敢畏 (gan2 uin3) (Teochew)
  • 盡驚 / 尽惊 (Hokkien)
  • 驚了 / 惊了 (Min Nan)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.