可怕

kě pà

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Adjective Very common

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Definitions

1. awful
2. dreadful
3. fearful
4. formidable
5. frightful
6. scary
7. hideous
8. horrible
9. terrible
10. terribly

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 惊人 jīng rén 惊人 jīng rén astonishing 可怕指让人恐惧，惊人指让人惊讶（含褒义或中性）: astonishing

Register variants

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• 吓人 xià rén 吓人 xià rén to scare 吓人口语化，可怕相对中性，均可形容使人害怕: to scare

Related words

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• 害怕 hài pà 害怕 hài pà to be afraid 可怕形容事物令人恐惧，害怕形容人的心理状态: to be afraid

Synonyms

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• 恐怖 kǒng bù 恐怖 kǒng bù terrible 两者都可表示令人恐惧，恐怖程度更深或带怪异色彩: terrible

Usage notes

Collocations

常修饰事物，如“可怕的噩梦”；不直接修饰人，要说“他看起来很可怕”，而不是“他是可怕”

Common mistakes

“可怕”是客观描述可怕属性，不要和“害怕”混淆：“我害怕”是对的，“我很可怕”意思完全不同

Example Sentences

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那个电影太 可怕 了，我不敢一个人看。

That movie is too scary; I dare not watch it alone.

可怕 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13276153)

真 可怕 ！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2028029)

好 可怕 ！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10834899)

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Child Words of 可怕

• 可 可 kě: can
• 怕 怕 pà: to be afraid