afraid (adv.)
HSK 4
Traditional
恐怕 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
我恐怕明天不能参加会议。 wǒ kǒngpà míngtiān bùnéng cānjiā huìyì. - I’m afraid I can’t attend the meeting tomorrow.
他今天不来，恐怕是生病了。 tā jīntiān bù lái, kǒngpà shì shēngbìng le. - He won’t come today; I’m afraid he might be sick.
恐怕我们得等到下周才能解决这个问题。 kǒngpà wǒmen děi děng dào xià zhōu cái néng jiějué zhège wèntí. - I’m afraid we will have to wait until next week to solve this problem.
恐怕这个计划有些不现实。 kǒngpà zhège jìhuà yǒuxiē bù xiànshí. - I’m afraid this plan is somewhat unrealistic.
恐怕我来不及赶上最后一班公交车了。 kǒngpà wǒ lái bù jí gǎn shàng zuìhòu yī bān gōngjiāo chē le. - I’m afraid I won’t make it to the last bus.
Characters
怕 pà - be afraid of, fear; can't endure or stand; perhaps, I'm afraid |
恐 kǒng - to fear; to terrify; perhaps, probably |