生怕

shēng pà

HSK 7–9

Meaning

很怕，只怕。表示担心或害怕某事发生。

to be very afraid; to fear greatly. Expresses worry or fear that something might happen.

用于表达对某种可能发生的不希望的情况的强烈担心，常与‘会’、‘了’等连用，后面接动词短语或句子。

Used to express strong worry about an undesirable possibility, often followed by a verb phrase or clause, and commonly with '会' or '了'.

1 他走路很小心，生怕摔倒了。 (He walks very carefully, afraid of falling.)
2 妈妈生怕孩子着凉，给他加了一件衣服。 (The mother was afraid the child would catch cold, so she put an extra coat on him.)
3 我生怕迟到，早早地就出门了。 (I was afraid of being late, so I left home early.)
4 她生怕说错话，所以一直沉默不语。 (She was afraid of saying the wrong thing, so she kept silent.)
5 大家生怕错过火车，提前两小时就到了车站。 (Everyone was afraid of missing the train, so they arrived at the station two hours early.)

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