Chinese

恐怕

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰä⁵¹/
to worry; to feel anxious; to fear
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese恐 “to fear; to be afraid”
    • soundChinese𢀜 “to hug”
      • soundChinese工 “labour; work (Classifier: 份 c)”
      • meaningChinese丮 “to hold”
    • soundChinese巩
    • meaningChinese心 “heart (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c; 粒 mn)”
  • characterChinese怕 “to fear; to be afraid of; to dread”
    • soundChinese白 “white”

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