可怕
kě pàㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄚˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: KHẢ PHẠ
Traditional: 可怕
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 2
Meaning(adjective)
awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly
Examples
昨晚的雷声很可怕。
zuó wǎn de léi shēng hěn kě pà.
Last night's thunder was terrifying.
这部电影一点也不可怕。
zhè bù diàn yǐng yì diǎn yě bù kě pà.
This movie isn't scary at all.
失败并不可怕,可怕的是放弃。
shī bài bìng bù kě pà, kě pà de shì fàng qì.
Failure isn't frightening; giving up is.
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Stroke order
KHẢ · 5 strokes
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
PHẠ · 8 strokes
surname Pa
Related words
- 可以 kě yǐ — can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- 可能 kě néng — might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps
- 可爱 kě ài — adorable; cute; lovely
- 可是 kě shì — but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
- 可怜 kě lián — pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on
- 可惜 kě xī — it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately
- 可靠 kě kào — reliable
- 宁可 nìng kě — preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils