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害怕

hài pà · hai pa

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

他(tā)害(hài)怕(pà)牺(xī)牲(shēng)生(shēng)命(mìng)，不(bù)得(dé)不(bù)出(chū)卖(mài)组(zǔ)织(zhī)。

Afraid of losing his life, he has to betray his organization.

Tatoeba: Chinese by shou · English by shou · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

我(wǒ)没(méi)想(xiǎng)到(dào)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)会(huì)害(hài)怕(pà)。

I didn't think Tom would be scared.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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to do harm to; to cause trouble to

to be afraid; to fear

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