What does 只怕 mean in Chinese?

只怕 (zhǐ pà) means "I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 只怕?

只怕 is pronounced "zhǐ pà" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

只怕 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

只怕 is made up of the characters 只, 怕. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 只怕 using our stroke order tool.

只怕

zhǐ pà

I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely

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只怕 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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