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恐

kǒng

fear; fearful, apprehensive

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Example sentences

  • 恐怕我现在得走了。

    Kǒng pà wǒ xiàn zài de zǒu le

    I'm afraid I have to go now.

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  • 我恐高。

    Wǒ kǒng gāo

    I'm afraid of heights.

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  • 恐怕不行。

    Kǒng pà bù xíng

    I'm afraid not.

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  • 恐怕你误解我了。

    Kǒng pà nǐ wù jiě wǒ le

    I'm afraid you misunderstood me.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 恐

  • 恐怕kǒng pà 3–4 fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
  • 恐怖kǒng bù 3–4 terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist
  • 恐惧kǒng jù 3–4 to be frightened; fear; dread
  • 恐吓kǒng hè 3–4 to threaten; to menace
  • 争先恐后zhēng xiān kǒng hòu 1–1–3–4striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
  • 恐慌kǒng huāng 3–1 panic; panicky; panic-stricken
  • 恐龙kǒng lóng 3–2 dinosaur; (old) (slang) ugly person