只怕

zhǐ pà

Rare

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Definitions

1. I'm afraid that...
2. perhaps
3. maybe
4. very likely

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Words Containing 只怕

• 不怕不识货，只怕货比货 不怕不识货，只怕货比货 bù pà bù shí huò , zhǐ pà huò bǐ huò: lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)
• 不怕官，只怕管 不怕官，只怕管 bù pà guān , zhǐ pà guǎn: lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb)
• 世上无难事，只怕有心人 世上无难事，只怕有心人 shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén: see 天下無難事，只怕有心人|天下无难事，只怕有心人[tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén]
• 天下无难事，只怕有心人 天下无难事，只怕有心人 tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén: there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)

Child Words of 只怕

• 只 只 zhǐ: only
• 怕 怕 pà: to be afraid
• 只 只 zhī: grain that has begun to ripen