HSK 3.0 Vocabulary
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HSK 5 · adjective

可怕

kěpà

frightful; fearsome; terrible; dreadful

夜里一个人在家真可怕。

Yè lǐ yí ge rén zài jiā zhēn kěpà.

Being home alone at night is frightening.

电影里的怪物看起来很可怕。

Diànyǐng lǐ de guàiwu kàn qǐlái hěn kěpà。

The monster in the movie looks very scary.

← 可靠kěkào 克服kèfú →
可以 kěyǐ can; may; okay; passable 可能 kěnéng possible; maybe; probability 害怕 hàipà to be afraid; to fear 可 kě but; yet; used for emphasis 可爱 kě’ài lovely; cute; lovable 可是 kěshì but; however 怕 pà to fear; to be afraid of 可惜 kěxī it's a pity; unfortunately 恐怕 kǒngpà I'm afraid; probably; perhaps 可见 kějiàn it is thus clear that; so one can see; visible 可靠 kěkào reliable; dependable; trustworthy; firm 哪怕 nǎpà even if; even though; no matter (how)
HSK 3.0 Vocabulary

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