zhǐ​pà

I'm afraid that

  • created sense approved 只怕 · zhǐ​pà · I'm afraid that — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    只怕

    zhǐ​pà

    I'm afraid that

    I'm afraid that; perhaps; very likely. Used to express a guess or worry about a situation.

    只 (literal) → 只 · zhǐ · only 怕 (literal) → 怕 · pà · perhaps

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  • created sense approved 只怕 · zhǐ​pà · to only fear — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    只怕

    zhǐ​pà

    to only fear

    To only fear; to only worry about. This is often used to emphasize the single most important concern in a situation.

    只 (literal) → 只 · zhǐ · only 怕 (literal) → 怕 · pà · to fear

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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