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可怕

kě pà · ke pa

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 5

Meaning

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

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)晚上(wǎnshang)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)可怕(kěpà)的(de)电影(diànyǐng)吗(ma)？

    Do you want to watch a scary movie tonight?

  2. Dengdeng

    不(bù)要(yào)，太(tài)可怕(kěpà)了(le)，

    No way. It's too scary.

  3. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)什么(shénme)？

    Okay. Then what do you want to watch?

  4. Dengdeng

    一个(yīgè)兔子(tùzi)做(zuò)面包(miànbāo)的(de)动画片(dònghuàpiàn)，

    A cartoon about a rabbit who bakes bread.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)第二(dìèr)部(bù)里(lǐ)的(de)面包(miànbāo)怪物(guàiwu)很(hěn)可怕(kěpà)！

    Okay. But the bread monster in part two is scary.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

以(yǐ)前(qián)这(zhè)里(lǐ)住(zhù)着(zhe)个(gè)可(kě)怕(pà)的(de)怪(guài)物(wù)。

There used to live a scary monster.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

昨(zuó)晚(wǎn)的(de)暴(bào)风(fēng)雨(yǔ)太(tài)可(kě)怕(pà)了(le)，我(wǒ)一(yí)夜(yè)没(méi)睡(shuì)。

Last night's storm was too scary; I didn't sleep all night.

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可
kě

(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit

怕
pà

to be afraid; to fear

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