# 可怕 (kěpà)

In Mandarin Chinese, 可怕 (kěpà) means “awful; dreadful; fearful”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: awful; dreadful; fearful
- Pinyin: kěpà (ke3 pa4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 黑夜看起来很可怕。
  Hēiyè kànqǐlái hěn kěpà.
  The dark night looks scary.

## Characters

- [可](https://hanziro.com/word/ke-but-however/) (kě): but, however; can, may
- [怕](https://hanziro.com/word/pa-be-afraid/) (pà): to be afraid of; to fear

https://hanziro.com/word/ke-pa-awful/

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