Chinese Word: 恐 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

恐HSK 4

Pinyin: kǒng

English Definition: afraid; frightened; to fear

Chinese Definition:
①害怕，畏惧：恐惧。恐怖。恐慌。惊恐。有恃无恐。
②恫吓：恐吓。
③疑虑：恐怕。恐不能成功。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 心

Pictophonetic:巩 indicates the sound; 心 (heart) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 巩 [ gǒng ] to bind, to guard, to strengthen; firm, secure, strong
- 心 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul

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恐怕HSK 4	kǒng pà	fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
恐怖HSK 6	kǒng bù	terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist
恐怖主义HSK 6	kǒng bù zhǔ yì	terrorism
反恐	fǎn kǒng	anti-terrorism; to fight against terrorism
恐惧HSK 6	kǒng jù	to be frightened; fear; dread

1		kǒng pà 恐怕 tā 他 huí 回 bù 不 lái le 来了。 I'm afraid he won't come back.
2		tā 他 de 的 miàn mào 面貌 biàn de 变得 jīng kǒng bù ān 惊恐不安。 His face became panic-stricken.
3		wǒ 我 kǒng pà 恐怕 jīn tiān 今天 wǎn shang 晚上 yào 要 jiā bān 加班。 I'm afraid I have to work overtime tonight.
4		tā 她 de 的 shén qíng 神情 biàn de 变得 yǒu xiē 有些 jīng kǒng 惊恐。 Her expression grew somewhat fearful.
5		zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 kǒng pà 恐怕 bù 不 tài 太 róng yì 容易 jiě jué 解决。 I'm afraid this problem is not easy to solve.

1		kǒng pà 恐怕 tā 他 huí 回 bù 不 lái le 来了。 I'm afraid he won't come back.
2		tā 他 de 的 miàn mào 面貌 biàn de 变得 jīng kǒng bù ān 惊恐不安。 His face became panic-stricken.
3		wǒ 我 kǒng pà 恐怕 jīn tiān 今天 wǎn shang 晚上 yào 要 jiā bān 加班。 I'm afraid I have to work overtime tonight.
4		tā 她 de 的 shén qíng 神情 biàn de 变得 yǒu xiē 有些 jīng kǒng 惊恐。 Her expression grew somewhat fearful.
5		zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 kǒng pà 恐怕 bù 不 tài 太 róng yì 容易 jiě jué 解决。 I'm afraid this problem is not easy to solve.