只怕 meaning in English
I'm afraid that...; perhaps
13 strokes
Meaning of 只怕
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zhǐpà
- I'm afraid that...
- perhaps
- maybe
- very likely
只怕 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
世上无难事，只怕有心人。
There are no difficult things in the world, but only weak-hearted people.
Stroke order for each character
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只 zhǐ · only · 5 strokes
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怕 pà · to be afraid · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 只怕.
| 只要 | zhǐyào | so long as; provided; if |
| 只能 | zhǐ néng | can only; obliged to do sth |
| 可怕 | kěpà | awful; dreadful |
| 只是 | zhǐshì | merely; only; just; nothing but; simply |
| 只有 | zhǐyǒu | only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (th |
| 害怕 | hàipà | to be afraid; to be scared |
| 恐怕 | kǒngpà | fear; to dread |
| 只好 | zhǐhǎo | to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to |
| 哪怕 | nǎpà | even; even if |
| 只不过 | zhǐbùguò | only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ... |
| 只见 | zhǐ jiàn | to see (the same thing) over and over again; to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen sudden |
| 只管 | zhǐguǎn | solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) |
Questions about 只怕
What does 只怕 mean?
只怕 (zhǐpà) means "I'm afraid that...; perhaps".
How do you write 只怕?
只怕 is made of 2 characters: 只 (5 strokes), 怕 (8 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.