Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

terror; terrified; afraid; frightened

Chinese: 恐怖、害怕。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “bu” becomes a different word in each tone. 怖 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 恐怖kǒng bùterrible; frightful; frightening; terror
  • 惊怖jīng bùto surprise
  • 恐怖片kǒng bù piànhorror movie
  • 恐怖症kǒng bù zhèngphobia
  • 恐怖分子kǒng bù fèn zǐterrorist

Example Sentence

这部恐怖电影把我吓得不敢看。Zhè bù kǒng bù diàn yǐng bǎ wǒ xià de bù gǎn kàn.This horror movie scared me so much I dared not watch.

Zhèthisministry恐怖电影kǒng bù diàn yǐnghorror movie(marks the object)Ixiàto frightende(verb complement)notgǎnto darekànto look after