恐怕
kǒngpàTraditional: 恐怕
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Translation
I am afraid, perhaps, probably
Word origin
A compound of 恐 meaning to fear and 怕 meaning to be afraid, both with the heart radical. Together they soften a statement to I am afraid that.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 恐 (kǒng, fear) + 怕 (pà, afraid)
Stroke order
恐
怕
Examples
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I am afraid he will not come.
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This matter is, I fear, very hard.
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I am afraid I cannot help.
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I am afraid there is not enough time.
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He probably already knows.
恐怕 (kǒngpà) means I am afraid, perhaps, probably. It politely flags an unwelcome or uncertain prospect.
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