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All HSK 3.0 Level 3 words

恐怕

kǒngpà

In Mandarin Chinese, 恐怕 (kǒngpà) means “(adv.) I'm afraid that; perhaps”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. (adv.) I'm afraid that
  2. perhaps

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Examples

  • 路上堵车,我们恐怕要迟到了。
    Lùshang dǔchē, wǒmen kǒngpà yào chídào le.
    The traffic is heavy; I'm afraid we will be late.

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