Word: 怕 (pà)

怕 dictionary entry

pà: to be afraid; perhaps; to be unable to endure; surname Pa

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一朝被蛇咬，三年怕草绳

yìzhāo bèi shé yǎo, sān nián pà cǎo shéng

bitten by a snake once, for three years afraid of a straw rope
不怕不识字，就怕不识人

búpà bù shízì, jiù pà bù shí rén

no fear of being unable to read, only of being unable to read people
不怕不识货，就怕货比货

búpà bù shíhuò, jiù pà huò bǐ huò

don't fear not knowing goods, only fear goods compared with goods
不怕人老，就怕心老

búpà rén lǎo, jiù pà xīn lǎo

don't fear the person aging, fear the heart aging
不怕千招巧，就怕一招错

búpà qiān zhāo qiǎo, jiù pà yìzhāo cuò

don't fear a thousand clever moves, fear one wrong move
不怕单，就怕连

búpà dān, jiù pà lián

don't fear singles, fear them linked
不怕卖不了，就怕货不好

búpà mài bù liǎo, jiù pà huò bù hǎo

don't fear it won't sell, fear the goods aren't good
不怕年灾，就怕连灾

búpà nián zāi, jiù pà lián zāi

don't fear a year of disaster, fear disasters in a row
不怕慢，就怕站

búpà màn, jiù pà zhàn

don't fear being slow, fear standing still
不怕明说，就怕暗点

búpà míngshuō, jiù pà àn diǎn

don't fear being told openly, fear being pointed at in secret
不怕红脸关公，就怕抿嘴菩萨

búpà hóngliǎn Guāngōng, jiù pà mǐnzuǐ púsà

don't fear the red-faced Guan Gong, fear the tight-lipped smiling Bodhisattva
不怕贼偷，就怕贼想

búpà zéi tōu, jiù pà zéi xiǎng

don't fear the thief stealing, fear the thief thinking of it
不患人不知，单怕不知人

bú huàn rén bùzhī, dān pà bùzhī rén

don't worry that others don't know you; only fear that you don't know others
不用怕，他不会伤害你的。

Búyòng pà, tā búhuì shānghài nǐ de.

There is no need to be frightened. He won't harm you.
丑媳妇怕见公婆

chǒu xífù pà jiàn gōngpó

the ugly daughter-in-law fears meeting her in-laws
事怕打颠倒

shì pà dǎ diāndǎo

things fear being turned upside down
人到事中迷，就怕没人提

rén dào shì zhōng mí, jiù pà méi rén tí

people get confused in the midst of things; the fear is that nobody prompts them
人怕伤心，树怕伤根

rén pà shāngxīn, shù pà shāng gēn

people fear a wounded heart, trees fear wounded roots
人怕引诱，堤怕渗透

rén pà yǐnyòu, dī pà shèntòu

people fear temptation, dikes fear seepage
人怕揭短，龙怕揭鳞

rén pà jiēduǎn, lóng pà jiē lín

people fear having their faults exposed, dragons fear having scales pulled off
人怕理，马怕鞭

rén pà lǐ, mǎ pà biān

people fear reason, horses fear the whip
人怕笑，字怕吊

rén pà xiào, zì pà diào

people fear being laughed at, writing fears being hung up
人怕老来病

rén pà lǎo lái bìng

people fear illness in old age
人怕遇难，船怕上滩

rén pà yùnàn, chuán pà shàng tān

people fear meeting disaster, boats fear running onto shoals
人恶人怕天不怕，人善人欺天不欺

rén èrén pà tiānbúpà, rén shànrén qī tiān bù qī

if you're wicked, people fear you but heaven doesn't; if you're good, people bully you but heaven doesn't
人老怕松，树老怕空

rén lǎo pà sōng, shù lǎo pà kōng

old people fear slackening, old trees fear hollowness
他们怕这只大狗。

Tāmen pà zhè zhī dà gǒu.

They were afraid of the big dog.
他怕他老婆。

Tā pà tā lǎopó.

He was afraid of his wife.
他怕别人把他当成废物。

Tā pà biéren bǎ tā dàngchéng fèiwù.

He was afraid others would treat him as a useless person.
他怕在大家面前唱歌会出丑。

Tā pà zài dàjiā miànqián chànggē huì chūchǒu.

He's afraid he'll make a fool of himself singing in front of everyone.
他怕把演出砸了。

Tā pà bǎ yǎnchū zále.

He was afraid of mucking up the performance.
他怕自己一辈子一事无成。

Tā pà zìjǐ yíbèizi yíshìwúchéng.

He's afraid he'll achieve nothing his whole life.
他怕自己的影子。

Tā pà zìjǐ de yǐngzi.

He is afraid of his own shadow.
他怕被嘲笑。

Tā pà bèi cháoxiào.

He was afraid of being laughed at.
他怕迟到，所以不想绕路。

Tā pà chídào, suǒyǐ bùxiǎng ràolù.

He's afraid of being late, so he doesn't want to go the long way.
他整天提心吊胆，怕被老板批评。

Tā zhěngtiān tíxīn-diàodǎn, pà bèi lǎobǎn pīpíng.

He is on edge all day, afraid of being criticized by the boss.
他最怕的事，恰恰发生了。

Tā zuì pà de shì, qiàqià fāshēngle.

The very thing he feared most happened.
他说他怕天会下雨。

Tā shuō tā pà tiān huì xiàyǔ.

He said that he was afraid it would be rainy.
他非常怕他的母亲。

Tā fēicháng pà tā de mǔqīn.

He is very afraid of his mother.
你为什么觉得动物怕火呢？

Nǐ wèishénme juéde dòngwù pà huǒ ne?

Why do you think animals dread fire?
你小时候怕不怕打针？

Nǐ xiǎoshíhou pà búpà dǎzhēn?

Were you afraid of getting shots when you were little?
你怕不怕暴风雨的夜晚？

Nǐ pà búpà bàofēngyǔ de yèwǎn?

Are you afraid of stormy nights?
你怕虫子吗？

Nǐ pà chóngzi ma?

Are you afraid of insects?
你觉得动物为什么会怕火呢？

Nǐ juéde dòngwù wèishénme huì pà huǒ ne?

Why do you think animals dread fire?
别怕，万事开头难。

Bié pà, wànshìkāitóunán.

Don't worry, every beginning is hard.
别怕失败，勇往直前吧！

Bié pà shībài, yǒngwǎngzhíqián ba!

Don't be afraid of failure, just press on bravely!
别怕，孩子只是受惊了。

Bié pà, háizi zhǐshì shòujīngle.

Don't worry, the child was just startled.
别怕，有我罩着你！

Bié pà, yǒu wǒ zhàozhe nǐ!

Don't be afraid, I've got your back!
城头上的麻雀，耐惊耐怕

chéngtóu shàng de máquè, nài jīng nài pà

A sparrow on the city wall: used to being startled
塘怕渗漏，人怕引诱

táng pà shènlòu, rén pà yǐnyòu

a pond fears seepage, a person fears temptation
大不了重新来一次，别怕。

Dàbùliǎo chóngxīn lái yícì, bié pà.

Worst case, we start over. Don't be afraid.
大人尚且怕黑，何况是孩子呢？

Dàren shàngqiě pà hēi, hékuàng shì háizi ne?

Even adults are afraid of the dark, let alone children.
她很怕和她父母讲这件事。

Tā hěn pà hé tā fùmǔ jiǎng zhè jiàn shì.

She was afraid to tell her parents.
她怕得把手缩了回来。

Tā pà de bǎshou suōle huílai.

She was so scared that she pulled her hand back.
她怕独自旅行。

Tā pà dúzì lǚxíng.

She was afraid to travel alone.
她连自己的影子都怕。

Tā lián zìjǐ de yǐngzi dōu pà.

She's even afraid of her own shadow.
她非常怕冷。

Tā fēicháng pà lěng.

She's very sensitive to cold.
好汉就怕病来磨

hǎohàn jiù pà bìng lái mó

even a strong man fears being worn down by illness
好汉怕赖汉，赖汉怕急汉

hǎohàn pà lài hàn, lài hàn pà jí hàn

a good man fears a scoundrel, a scoundrel fears a desperate man
好汉怕赖汉，赖汉还怕歪死缠

hǎohàn pà lài hàn, lài hàn hái pà wāisǐchán

a good man fears a scoundrel, and a scoundrel fears someone who pesters to the death
嫩草怕霜霜怕日，恶人自有恶人磨

nèncǎo pà shuāng shuāng pà rì, èrénzìyǒu'èrénmó

tender grass fears frost, frost fears the sun; a wicked person will be ground down by another wicked person
孩子怕打针，一直在哭。

Háizi pà dǎzhēn, yìzhí zài kū.

The child is afraid of getting a shot and keeps crying.
富贵怕见开花

fùguì pà jiàn kāihuā

the wealthy fear seeing the flowers bloom
小偷怕惊动邻居，不敢开灯。

Xiǎotōu pà jīngdòng línjū, bùgǎn kāidēng.

The thief was afraid of alarming the neighbors and didn't dare turn on the light.
小孩儿放鞭炮,又爱又怕

xiǎoháir fàngbiānpào,yòu ài yòu pà

a child setting off firecrackers: loves it and is afraid of it
山怕无林海怕荒

shān pà wú línhǎi pà huāng

a mountain fears having no forest, the sea fears being barren
得意夫妻欣永守，负心朋友怕重逢

déyì fūqī xīn yǒng shǒu, fùxīn péngyou pà chóngféng

a happy couple gladly stay together forever; a faithless friend fears meeting again
怕小河过不了大江

pà xiǎohé guò bù liǎo dàjiāng

afraid of a small stream, you can't cross the great river
怕虎怕狼不在山上住

pà hǔ pà láng bú zài shānshàng zhù

if you fear tigers and wolves, don't live in the mountains
怕见的是怪，难躲的是债

pà jiàn de shì guài, nán duǒ de shì zhài

what you fear to see is monsters, what is hard to dodge is debt
怕问路，要迷路

pà wènlù, yào mílù

afraid to ask the way, you'll get lost
怕鬼偏有鬼

pà guǐ piān yǒuguǐ

afraid of ghosts, and there is a ghost
想治疮不能怕挖肉

xiǎng zhì chuāng bùnéng pà wā ròu

to cure a sore you can't fear cutting out flesh
我们没怕你。

Wǒmen méi pà nǐ.

We are not afraid of you.
我怕她不会接受我的解释。

Wǒ pà tā búhuì jiēshòu wǒ de jiěshì.

I'm afraid she won't accept my explanation.
我怕我会迟到。

Wǒ pà wǒ huì chídào.

I was afraid I'd be late.
我怕我冒犯了你。

Wǒ pà wǒ màofànle nǐ.

I'm afraid I've offended you.
我怕我可能迟到了。

Wǒ pà wǒ kěnéng chídàole.

I was afraid I might be late.
我怕生病会拖累家人。

Wǒ pà shēngbìng huì tuōlěi jiārén.

I'm afraid that falling ill would burden my family.
我怕那条狗。

Wǒ pà nà tiáo gǒu.

I am afraid of that dog.
捂着耳朵放炮仗，又想听响声，又怕听响声

wǔzhe ěrduo fàng pàozhang, yòu xiǎng tīng xiǎngshēng, yòu pà tīng xiǎngshēng

covering one's ears to set off firecrackers: wanting to hear the bang and fearing to hear the bang
揭底就怕老乡亲

jiēdǐ jiù pà lǎo xiāngqīn

when exposing someone's background, the thing to fear is fellow villagers
教练怕他会被禁赛。

Jiàoliàn pà tā huì bèi jìnsài.

The coach is afraid he will be banned from competition.
有点怕很正常。

Yǒudiǎn pà hěn zhèngcháng.

It's normal to be a little afraid.
树不成林怕大风

shù bùchéng lín pà dàfēng

trees that don't form a forest fear strong wind
树怕没根，人怕没理

shù pà méi gēn, rén pà méi lǐ

a tree fears having no roots; a person fears being in the wrong
树怕软藤缠

shù pà ruǎn téng chán

trees fear being wrapped by soft vines
树老怕空，人老怕松

shù lǎo pà kōng, rén lǎo pà sōng

old trees fear going hollow; old people fear going slack
死水怕勺舀

sǐshuǐ pà sháo yǎo

still water fears the ladle
没有什么好怕的。

Méiyǒu shénme hǎo pà de.

You have nothing to fear.
犟驴怕恶鞭

jiàng lǘ pà è biān

a stubborn donkey fears a fierce whip
狗舔热油锅，舔怕烫，不舔舍不得

gǒu tiǎn rè yóuguō, tiǎn pà tàng, bù tiǎn shěbùde

a dog licking a hot oil pan: afraid to be burned if it licks, unwilling to give up if it doesn't
理怕来回想

lǐ pà lái huíxiǎng

reason fears being thought over back and forth
穷怕来客,富怕来贼

qióng pà láikè,fù pà lái zéi

the poor fear guests coming, the rich fear thieves coming
老怕丧子,少怕丧母

lǎo pà sàng zǐ,shào pà sàng mǔ

the old fear losing a son, the young fear losing a mother
草怕严霜霜怕日，恶人自有恶人磨

cǎo pà yánshuāng shuāng pà rì, èrénzìyǒu'èrénmó

Grass fears hard frost, frost fears the sun; a wicked person will have a wicked person to grind them down
行船最怕顶头风

xíngchuán zuì pà dǐngtóufēng

when sailing a boat, what you fear most is a headwind
行路的怕黑天，说谎的怕戳穿

xínglù de pà hēitiān, shuōhuǎng de pà chuōchuān

travellers fear dark skies; liars fear being exposed
见过鬼怕黑

jiànguo guǐ pà hēi

having seen a ghost, one fears the dark
钟楼上的麻雀，耐惊耐怕

zhōnglóu shang de máquè, nài jīng nài pà

a sparrow in the bell tower: used to being startled and frightened