可怕
kě pà
Pinyin

Definition

可怕
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kě pà
  1. awful
  2. dreadful
  3. fearful
  4. formidable
  5. frightful
  6. scary
  7. hideous
  8. horrible
  9. terrible
  10. terribly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

可
kě
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 able to
  4. 4 to approve
  5. 5 to permit
  6. 6 to suit
  7. 7 (particle used for emphasis) certainly
  8. 8 very
可以
kě yǐ
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 possible
  4. 4 able to
  5. 5 not bad
  6. 6 pretty good
可爱
kě ài
  1. 1 adorable
  2. 2 cute
  3. 3 lovely
可是
kě shì
  1. 1 but
  2. 2 however
  3. 3 (used for emphasis) indeed
可能
kě néng
  1. 1 might (happen)
  2. 2 possible
  3. 3 probable
  4. 4 possibility
  5. 5 probability
  6. 6 maybe
  7. 7 perhaps
  8. 8 CL:個|个[gè]
怕
Pà
  1. 1 surname Pa
可可西里
Kě kě xī lǐ
  1. 1 Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qīng Zàng gāo yuán]
可怕
kě pà
  1. 1 awful
  2. 2 dreadful
  3. 3 fearful
  4. 4 formidable
  5. 5 frightful
  6. 6 scary
  7. 7 hideous
  8. 8 horrible
  9. 9 terrible
  10. 10 terribly
可耻
kě chǐ
  1. 1 shameful
  2. 2 disgraceful
  3. 3 ignominious
可悲
kě bēi
  1. 1 lamentable
可惜
kě xī
  1. 1 it is a pity
  2. 2 what a pity
  3. 3 unfortunately
可恶
kě wù
  1. 1 repulsive
  2. 2 vile
  3. 3 hateful
  4. 4 abominable
可怜
kě lián
  1. 1 pitiful
  2. 2 pathetic
  3. 3 to have pity on
可乐
kě lè
  1. 1 amusing
  2. 2 entertaining
  3. 3 (loanword) cola
可笑
kě xiào
  1. 1 funny
  2. 2 ridiculous
可贵
kě guì
  1. 1 to be treasured
  2. 2 praiseworthy
哪怕
nǎ pà
  1. 1 even
  2. 2 even if
  3. 3 even though
  4. 4 no matter how
害怕
hài pà
  1. 1 to be afraid
  2. 2 to be scared
宁可
nìng kě
  1. 1 preferably
  2. 2 one would prefer to...(or not to...)
  3. 3 would rather
  4. 4 (would) be better to
  5. 5 (to pick) the lesser of two evils
恐怕
kǒng pà
  1. 1 fear
  2. 2 to dread
  3. 3 I'm afraid that...
  4. 4 perhaps
  5. 5 maybe

Idioms (20)

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
一蹴可几
yī cù kě jǐ
  1. 1 to succeed at the first try (idiom)
  2. 2 easy as pie
  3. 3 one can do it at once
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
  2. 2 beyond description
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
  1. 1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
  2. 2 unfathomable
不可抗拒
bù kě kàng jù
  1. 1 act of God
  2. 2 force majeure (law)
  3. 3 irresistible (idiom)
不可枚举
bù kě méi jǔ
  1. 1 innumerable (idiom)
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
  1. 1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable
不可端倪
bù kě duān ní
  1. 1 impossible to get even an outline (idiom)
  2. 2 unfathomable
  3. 3 not a clue
不可言喻
bù kě yán yù
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
  1. 1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
  1. 1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人言可畏
rén yán kě wèi
  1. 1 gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
  1. 1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power

Sample Sentences

他将其形容为“可怕的单边协议”，当初根本不应该制定它。
tā jiāng qí xíngróng wéi “kěpà de dānbiān xiéyì ”，dāngchū gēnběn bù yīnggāi zhìdìng tā 。
He described it as a horrible one-sided deal that should never have been made.
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没文化真可怕，那，简单的说就是一件事儿要成事，并不只是一方面的原因造成的，比如说，不仅仅是能力问题，而是各种因素综合而成的结果，我这不是在安慰你了吗？
méi wénhuà zhēn kěpà ，nà ，jiǎndān de shuō jiùshì yī jiàn shìr yào chéng shì ，bìngbù zhǐshì yīfāngmiàn de yuányīn zàochéng de ，bǐrú shuō ，bùjǐnjǐn shì nénglì wèntí ，érshì gèzhǒng yīnsù zōnghé ér chéng de jiéguǒ ，wǒ zhè bùshì zài ānwèi nǐ le ma ？
It's so terrible to lack in cultivation. So then, simply speaking, it means that for something to happen, there isn't only one cause. For example, it's not necessarily only a question of ability, but rather the result of a series of causes all tied up together. I'm comforting you, see?
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原形毕露了吧，嗨，福布斯榜上有名又怎么样呢，没文化真可怕。知识是要内化的，现在可好，都成了快餐式文化，不求甚解。
yuánxíngbìlù le ba ，hāi ，fúbùsī bǎng shàng yǒumíng yòu zěnmeyàng ne ，méi wénhuà zhēn kěpà 。zhīshi shì yào nèihuà de ，xiànzài kě hǎo ，dōu chéng le kuàicān shì wénhuà ，bùqiúshènjiě 。
Ah, and so your true colors are emerging. Hmph, what's so great about being listed in the Forbes list. Without culture it would be really horrific. Knowledge needs to be internalized. Nowadays isn't it just great, we've almost all bought into fast-food style cultural consumption, without any attempt at a deeper understanding.
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真的吗？这么可怕！
zhēn de ma ？zhème kěpà ！
Really? How horrifying!
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哇，好可怕！我也开始戒手机吧。
wā ，hǎo kěpà ！wǒ yě kāishǐ jiè shǒujī ba 。
Wow, how scary! I should start to wean myself off my phone too.
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这听起来很可怕。有没有快乐一点的电影，我们可以看啊。
zhè tīng qilai hěn kěpà 。yǒuméiyǒu kuàilè yìdiǎn de diànyǐng ，wǒmen kěyǐ kàn ā 。
That sounds scary. Isn't there a happy movie we can see?
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有点可怕，那么鬼门打开以后，就不再关了吗？
yǒudiǎnr kěpà ，nàme guǐ mén dǎkāi yǐhòu ，jiù bùzài guān le ma ？
That's a little scary, so when the gate opens to the netherworld, it doesn't close again?
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呼，好可怕...
hū ，hǎo kěpà ...
Ew, how scary...
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哎！算了，顺便拿打火机哦，快把蜡烛点上，黑漆漆的，好可怕。
āi ！suànle ，shùnbiàn ná dǎhuǒjī ò ，kuài bǎ làzhú diǎnshàng ，hēiqīqī de ，hǎo kěpà 。
Ah! Forget it, get a lighter while you're at it. Hurry up and light the candle, it's pitch black. So scary!
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还想用恐龙当武器，真是可怕。
hái xiǎng yòng kǒnglóng dāng wǔqì ，zhēn shì kěpà 。
And they also wanted to weaponize dinosaurs, what a terrifying thought.
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