可
怕

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The word 可怕 is formed by combining the character 可, which here conveys the sense of "worthy of" or "deserving", with the character 怕, meaning "to fear" or "afraid". Together, they create a compound meaning literally "worthy of fear", which directly translates to "terrible" or "frightening".

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这部电影太可怕了。

Zhè bù diànyǐng tài kěpà le.

This movie is too scary.

夜晚独自走过那条小巷很可怕。

Yèwǎn dúzì zǒu guò nà tiáo xiǎo xiàng hěn kěpà.

Walking alone through that alley at night is very frightening.

他对未来感到一种莫名的可怕。

Tā duì wèilái gǎndào yī zhǒng mòmíng de kěpà.

He feels an indescribable fear towards the future.

这种疾病的传播速度快得可怕。

Zhè zhǒng jíbìng de chuánbò sùdù kuài de kěpà.

The spread of this disease is frighteningly fast.

最可怕的不是失败，而是失去重新开始的勇气。

Zuì kěpà de bù shì shībài, ér shì shīqù chóngxīn kāishǐ de yǒngqì.

The most frightening thing is not failure, but losing the courage to start over.

Word Definition - 可怕

kě pà awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly

Individual Character Details

可 kě, kè
怕 pà, pà