Meaning
afraid; frightened; to fear
Chinese: 害怕。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “kong” becomes a different word in each tone. 恐 is the 3rd 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
- 恐怕kǒng pàfear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps
- 恐怖kǒng bùterrible; frightful; frightening; terror
- 恐惧kǒng jùto be frightened; fear; dread
- 恐吓kǒng hèto threaten; to menace
- 争先恐后zhēng xiān kǒng hòu(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
Example Sentence
我恐怕赶不上这趟火车了。Wǒ kǒng pà gǎn bu shàng zhè tàng huǒ chē le.I am afraid I will not catch this train.
我WǒI恐怕kǒng pàfear赶不上gǎn bu shàngcan't keep up with这zhèthis趟tàngto wade火车huǒ chētrain了le(completed action)。