HSK 5 vocabulary › 可怕
可怕
可怕 in English: awful; dreadful
kě pà
awful; dreadful
How to pronounce 可怕
kě pà (without tone marks: ke pa). kě is a third (low, dipping) tone; pà is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 可怕
可 kě
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
怕 pà
to be afraid; to fear; to dread
to be afraid; to fear; to dread
Related words
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen); possible | HSK 2 |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may | HSK 2 |
| 可爱 | kě ài | adorable; cute | HSK 3 |
| 害怕 | hài pà | to be afraid; to be scared | HSK 3 |
| 可怜 | kě lián | pitiful; pathetic | HSK 4 |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however | HSK 4 |
| 可惜 | kě xī | it is a pity; what a pity | HSK 4 |
| 恐怕 | kǒng pà | fear; to dread | HSK 4 |
| 可见 | kě jiàn | it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear | HSK 5 |
| 可靠 | kě kào | reliable | HSK 5 |