# 恐惧 (kǒngjù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 恐惧 (kǒngjù) means “fear; dread; to be afraid”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: fear; dread; to be afraid
- Pinyin: kǒngjù (kong3 ju4)
- Traditional: 恐懼
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他终于克服了对水的恐惧。
  Tā zhōngyú kèfúle duì shuǐ de kǒngjù.
  He finally overcame his fear of water.

## Characters

- 恐 (kǒng): afraid; frightened
- 惧 (jù): to fear

https://hanziro.com/word/kong-ju-fear/

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