# 害怕 (hàipà)

In Mandarin Chinese, 害怕 (hàipà) means “to be afraid; scared”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be afraid; scared
- Pinyin: hàipà (hai4 pa4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 3

## Examples

- 妹妹害怕晚上一个人走路。
  Mèimei hàipà wǎnshang yí gè rén zǒulù.
  My younger sister is afraid of walking alone at night.

## Characters

- [害](https://hanziro.com/word/hai-harm/) (hài): to harm; to cause trouble to
- [怕](https://hanziro.com/word/pa-be-afraid/) (pà): to be afraid of; to fear

https://hanziro.com/word/hai-pa-be-afraid/

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