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生怕

shēng pà
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

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Definitions

  1. 1. to fear
  2. 2. afraid
  3. 3. extremely nervous
  4. 4. for fear that
  5. 5. to avoid
  6. 6. so as not to

Word relationships

Related words

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担心
dān xīn

anxious

担心表示忧虑，生怕更强调因担忧而极力避免某事发生。
以免
yǐ miǎn

in order to avoid

以免是连词，用于目的分句，生怕是动词，后可接分句。

Synonyms

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害怕
hài pà

to be afraid

生怕强调程度更深、更紧张，口语中常用害怕。

Usage notes

Common mistakes

生怕 is typically followed by a clause expressing the feared situation; it is not used with a simple noun object like *生怕狗*.

Formality

Though usable in writing, 生怕 has a slightly literary feel compared to the more common spoken 害怕.

Example Sentences

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她小心翼翼地走， 生怕 吵醒宝宝。
She walked carefully, afraid of waking the baby.

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Words Containing 生怕

贪生怕死
tān shēng pà sǐ

greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly

Child Words of 生怕

怕
pà

to be afraid

生
shēng

to be born