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可怕

kě pà
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Adjective Very common

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Definitions

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

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)
可怕
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2028029)
可怕
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10834899)

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