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惧怕

jù pà · ju pa

Traditional 懼怕

Meaning

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  1. to be afraid
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The poster on the wall

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)墙(qiáng)上(shàng)的(de)字(zì)：不要(bùyào)惧怕(jùpà)失败(shībài)。

    Look at the words on the wall: do not fear failure.

  2. Liangliang

    惧怕(jùpà)是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    What does 惧怕 mean?

  3. Dengdeng

    就是(jiùshì)很(hěn)害怕(hàipà)。不要(bùyào)惧怕(jùpà)，就是(jiùshì)别(bié)害怕(hàipà)。

    It means very scared. Do not fear means don't be scared.

  4. Liangliang

    懂了(dǒngle)。那(nà)我(wǒ)不(bù)惧怕(jùpà)明天(míngtiān)的(de)考试(kǎoshì)了(le)！

    Got it. Then I'm not afraid of tomorrow's exam!

  5. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？那(nà)你(nǐ)敢(gǎn)进(jìn)考场(kǎochǎng)吗(ma)？

    Really? Then do you dare to enter the exam room?

  6. Liangliang

    敢(gǎn)！我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)惧怕(jùpà)早上(zǎoshang)的(de)闹钟(nàozhōng)。

    Yes! I only fear the morning alarm clock.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

当(dāng)地(dì)人(rén)叫(jiào)这(zhè)条(tiáo)河(hé)"食(shí)人(rén)川(chuān)"并(bìng)且(qiě)惧(jù)怕(pà)着(zhe)它(tā)。

The locals call this river the man-eating river and fear it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by Scott · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)从(cóng)小(xiǎo)就(jiù)惧(jù)怕(pà)黑(hēi)暗(àn)，晚(wǎn)上(shang)总(zǒng)要(yào)开(kāi)着(zhe)灯(dēng)。

She has been afraid of the dark since childhood and always keeps a light on at night.

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