害怕

Character by character

• 害hài10 strokesHSK 3injure, harm; destroy, kill
• 怕pà8 strokesHSK 2to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 你害怕我？

  Nǐ hài pà wǒ

  Are you afraid of me?

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• 我们害怕。

  Wǒ men hài pà

  We are scared.

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• 他们害怕。

  Tā men hài pà

  They are afraid.

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• 他们害怕了。

  Tā men hài pà le

  They were afraid.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 害怕. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 怕pàHSK 2

  to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps

• 伤害shāng hàiHSK 4

  to injure; to harm

• 厉害lì haiHSK 5

  (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent

• 可怕kě pàHSK 2

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

• 恐怕kǒng pàHSK 3

  fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe

• 害hàiHSK 5

  to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity

• 哪怕nǎ pàHSK 4

  even; even if; even though; no matter how

• 杀害shā hàiHSK 7

  to murder

• 损害sǔn hàiHSK 5

  harm; to damage; to impair

• 危害wēi hàiHSK 3

  to jeopardize; to harm; to endanger; harmful effect; damage

• 受害人shòu hài rénHSK 7

  victim

• 害羞hài xiūHSK 7

  shy; embarrassed; bashful

• 有害yǒu hàiHSK 5

  destructive; harmful; damaging

• 侵害qīn hàiHSK 7

  to encroach on; to infringe on

• 迫害pò hàiHSK 7

  to persecute

• 要害yào hàiHSK 7

  vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial

• 陷害xiàn hài

  to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against

• 受害shòu hàiHSK 7

  to suffer damage, injury etc; damaged; injured; killed; robbed

• 灾害zāi hàiHSK 5

  calamity; disaster

• 害虫hài chóngHSK 7

  injurious insect; pest

• 祸害huò hàiHSK 7

  disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck

• 生怕shēng pàHSK 7

  to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to

• 利害lì haiHSK 7

  terrible; formidable; serious; devastating; tough; capable; sharp; severe; fierce

• 妨害fáng hàiHSK 7

  to jeopardize; to be harmful to; to undermine