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.cn-sentence{font-size:17px;}\n .back-link img { width: 50%; }\n .quiz-restart { width: 50%; }\n }\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body class=\"pinyin-visible\">\n<div class=\"page\">\n\n <header class=\"hero\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Similar words<\/div>\n <h1 class=\"title\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> h\u00e0ip\u00e0 <span class=\"dot\"> \u00b7 <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> k\u011bp\u00e0 <span class=\"dot\"> \u00b7 <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> k\u01d2ngp\u00e0 <span class=\"dot\"> \u00b7 <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> p\u00e0<\/h1>\n <p class=\"subtitle\">Four ways to say “afraid” in Mandarin — and how to pick the right one every time.<\/p>\n <p class=\"intro\">In English, <i>afraid<\/i>, <i>fear<\/i>, and <i>scary<\/i> are simple. In Mandarin, expressing fear means choosing between an inner psychological state <b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/b>, a scary trait or object <b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> k\u011bp\u00e0<\/b>, a polite estimation or concern <b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/b>, or the flexible, all-purpose verb <b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> p\u00e0<\/b>.<\/p>\n <\/header>\n\n <nav class=\"toc\" aria-label=\"Table of contents\">\n <div class=\"toc-title\">On this page<\/div>\n <ol>\n <li><a href=\"#haipa\"><span class=\"toc-num\">01<\/span>\u5bb3\u6015 h\u00e0ip\u00e0 \u2014 Psychological State<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#kepa\"><span class=\"toc-num\">02<\/span>\u53ef\u6015 k\u011bp\u00e0 \u2014 Fearful Trait<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#kongpa\"><span class=\"toc-num\">03<\/span>\u6050\u6015 k\u01d2ngp\u00e0 \u2014 “I’m afraid that…”<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#pa\"><span class=\"toc-num\">04<\/span>\u6015 p\u00e0 \u2014 The Flexible Core<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#mistakes\"><span class=\"toc-num\">05<\/span>Common Pitfalls<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#compare\"><span class=\"toc-num\">06<\/span>Quick Comparison<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#quiz\"><span class=\"toc-num\">07<\/span>Practice Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ol>\n <\/nav>\n\n \n <section class=\"word-card\" id=\"haipa\">\n <div class=\"card-head\">\n <div class=\"seal\">\u4e00<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%AE%B3%E6%80%95_haipa\"><\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> h\u00e0ip\u00e0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <span class=\"pos-tag\">Verb \u00b7 Psychological State<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"card-body\">\n <p><b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/b> is a verb meaning “to be afraid of” or “to feel scared.” It describes a person’s feeling of fear or worry about someone or something.<\/p>\n <span class=\"struct-line\"><span class=\"punct\">Subject + <\/span><ruby>\u5bb3\u6015<rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\"> + Object<\/span><\/span>\n <div class=\"ex-list\">\n <div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9b3c<\/span><rt>gu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I am afraid of ghosts.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u87d1\u8782<\/span><rt>zh\u0101ngl\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">Mom is afraid of cockroaches.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u8655<\/span><rt>g\u0101och\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u5904<\/span><rt>g\u0101och\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">My younger sister is very afraid of standing in high places.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceop\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u901a\u5e38<\/span><rt>t\u014dngch\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u91ab\u751f<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u533b\u751f<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">Children are usually very scared of seeing the doctor.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u7528<\/span><rt>b\u00fay\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u72af\u932f<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ncu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u72af\u9519<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ncu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">You don’t need to be afraid of making mistakes.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"word-card\" id=\"kepa\">\n <div class=\"card-head\">\n <div class=\"seal\">\u4e8c<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%8F%AF%E6%80%95_kepa\"><\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> k\u011bp\u00e0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <span class=\"pos-tag\">Adjective \u00b7 Fearful Trait<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"card-body\">\n <p>Unlike \u5bb3\u6015 h\u00e0ip\u00e0, <b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> k\u011bp\u00e0<\/b> is an <b>adjective<\/b> meaning “scary,” “terrible,” or “frightening.” It describes a person, situation, or thing that causes fear in others.<\/p>\n <span class=\"struct-line\"><span class=\"punct\">Subject + (\u5f88 \/ \u8d85\u7d1a) + <\/span><ruby>\u53ef\u6015<rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n <div class=\"ex-list\">\n <div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9b3c<\/span><rt>gu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u7d1a<\/span><rt>ch\u0101oj\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u7ea7<\/span><rt>ch\u0101oj\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">Ghosts are super scary.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u87d1\u8782<\/span><rt>zh\u0101ngl\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">Mom thinks cockroaches are very scary.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929\u7684<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u9707<\/span><rt>d\u00eczh\u00e8n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">Yesterday’s earthquake was truly terrifying.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u4e86\u4e00\u500b<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2 le y\u00ed g\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u4e86\u4e00\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2 le y\u00ed g\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015\u7684<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0 de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5922<\/span><rt>m\u00e8ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u68a6<\/span><rt>m\u00e8ng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I had a very scary dream yesterday.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c23\u6642\u7684<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec sh\u00ed de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c14\u65f6\u7684<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec sh\u00ed de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u773c\u795e<\/span><rt>y\u01censh\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">The look in his eyes when he is angry is extremely terrifying.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"word-card\" id=\"kongpa\">\n <div class=\"card-head\">\n <div class=\"seal\">\u4e09<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%81%90%E6%80%95_kongpa\"><\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <span class=\"pos-tag\">Adverb \u00b7 Estimation \/ Concern<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"card-body\">\n <p><b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/b> is an <b>adverb<\/b> expressing concern or estimation about an unfavorable outcome (“I’m afraid that…”). It is used for polite softening or giving bad news.<\/p>\n <span class=\"struct-line\"><span class=\"punct\">(Clause) + <\/span><ruby>\u6050\u6015<rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\"> + Clause<\/span><\/span>\n <div class=\"ex-list\">\n <div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u672b<\/span><rt>zh\u014dum\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u672b<\/span><rt>zh\u014dum\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u9593<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u95f4<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I’m afraid I don’t have time this weekend.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929\u7684<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u9435\u7968<\/span><rt>g\u0101oti\u011b pi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u94c1\u7968<\/span><rt>g\u0101oti\u011b pi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8ce3\u5149\u4e86<\/span><rt>m\u00e0i gu\u0101ng le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5356\u5149\u4e86<\/span><rt>m\u00e0i gu\u0101ng le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I’m afraid high-speed rail tickets for today are already sold out.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86\u4e0d\u53ca<\/span><rt>l\u00e1ibuj\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6765\u4e0d\u53ca<\/span><rt>l\u00e1ibuj\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d95\u4e0a<\/span><rt>g\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d76\u4e0a<\/span><rt>g\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u672b\u73ed\u8eca<\/span><rt>m\u00f2b\u0101nch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u672b\u73ed\u8f66<\/span><rt>m\u00f2b\u0101nch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I’m afraid we won’t make it in time to catch the last bus.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u4ef6\u4e8b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ji\u00e0n sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4ef6\u4e8b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ji\u00e0n sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u60f3\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0 xi\u01ceng de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u9ebc<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e48<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7c21\u55ae<\/span><rt>ji\u01cend\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b80\u5355<\/span><rt>ji\u01cend\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I’m afraid this matter is not as simple as you think.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5230\u4e0d\u4e86<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ob\u00f9li\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">He said he’s afraid he won’t be able to make it tomorrow.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"word-card\" id=\"pa\">\n <div class=\"card-head\">\n <div class=\"seal\">\u56db<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%80%95_pa\"><\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> p\u00e0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <span class=\"pos-tag\">Flexible Core<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"card-body\">\n <p><b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> p\u00e0<\/b> is the most versatile word. It can replace \u5bb3\u6015 h\u00e0ip\u00e0 (scared of a noun) <i>and<\/i> \u6050\u6015 k\u01d2ngp\u00e0 (concern or worry). Crucially, unlike \u6050\u6015, <b>\u6015 can take full clauses with \u6211 and secondary subjects<\/b> (e.g. \u6211\u6015\u4ed6…). It also means “cannot stand \/ bear something.”<\/p>\n <span class=\"struct-line\"><span class=\"punct\">Subject + <\/span><ruby>\u6015<rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\"> + Object \/ Clause<\/span><\/span>\n <div class=\"ex-list\">\n <div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9b3c<\/span><rt>gu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I am afraid of ghosts. (Replaces \u5bb3\u6015)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I’m afraid it will rain tomorrow. (Perfectly natural with \u6211 + \u6015!)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u71b1<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70ed<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">My younger brother can’t stand the heat.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7279\u5225<\/span><rt>t\u00e8bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7279\u522b<\/span><rt>t\u00e8bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8fa3<\/span><rt>l\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I really can’t handle spicy food.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u723a\u723a<\/span><rt>l\u01ceoy\u00e9ye<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u7237\u7237<\/span><rt>l\u01ceoy\u00e9ye<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u500b\u4eba\u4f4f<\/span><rt>y\u00ed g\u00e8 r\u00e9n zh\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e2a\u4eba\u4f4f<\/span><rt>y\u00ed g\u00e8 r\u00e9n zh\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bc2\u5bde<\/span><rt>j\u00ecm\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">The old grandpa lives alone and is very afraid of loneliness.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"mistakes-section\" id=\"mistakes\">\n <div class=\"section-kicker\">05 \u00b7 Watch Out<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Common_Pitfalls\"><\/span>Common Pitfalls<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n <div class=\"mistake-word\">\u53ef\u6015 k\u011bp\u00e0 \u2014 don’t use it as a verb<\/div>\n <div class=\"pair-row\"><span class=\"mark no\">\u2715<\/span><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"pair-row\"><span class=\"mark yes\">\u2713<\/span><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0f<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n <p class=\"mistake-note\">\u53ef\u6015 is an adjective (scary), not a verb. Saying “I \u53ef\u6015 my teacher” confuses who feels the fear with what causes it. To say “I am afraid of…,” use \u5bb3\u6015 or \u6015 instead.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n <div class=\"mistake-word\">\u6050\u6015 k\u01d2ngp\u00e0 \u2014 rarely paired with \u6211 + clause<\/div>\n <div class=\"pair-row\"><span class=\"mark no\">\u2715<\/span><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"pair-row\"><span class=\"mark yes\">\u2713<\/span><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"pair-row\"><span class=\"mark yes\">\u2713<\/span><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"pair-row\" style=\"margin-top:14px;\"><span class=\"mark no\">\u2715<\/span><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"pair-row\"><span class=\"mark yes\">\u2713<\/span><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"pair-row\"><span class=\"mark yes\">\u2713<\/span><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <p class=\"mistake-note\">English speakers often translate “I’m afraid that…” directly as \u6211\u6050\u6015…, but \u6050\u6015 already carries the speaker’s concern, so “I” is usually dropped and understood from context. These sentences aren’t ungrammatical — they just sound formal and unnatural in daily conversation. To clearly mark your own worry, use \u6211\u6015… instead.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"compare-section\" id=\"compare\">\n <div class=\"section-kicker\">06 \u00b7 At a Glance<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quick_Comparison\"><\/span>Quick Comparison<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <div class=\"table-wrap\">\n <table class=\"compare-table\">\n <thead>\n <tr><th>Word<\/th><th>Part of Speech<\/th><th>Core Meaning<\/th><th>Typical Structure<\/th><\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"compare-word\"><ruby>\u5bb3\u6015<rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n <td>Verb<\/td>\n <td>to feel afraid \/ scared of something<\/td>\n <td>Subject + \u5bb3\u6015 + Object<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"compare-word\"><ruby>\u53ef\u6015<rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n <td>Adjective<\/td>\n <td>scary, frightening, terrible<\/td>\n <td>Subject + \u5f88 \/ \u8d85\u7d1a + \u53ef\u6015<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"compare-word\"><ruby>\u6050\u6015<rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n <td>Adverb<\/td>\n <td>“I’m afraid that…” (estimate \/ concern)<\/td>\n <td>(Clause) + \u6050\u6015 + Clause — rarely \u6211\u6050\u6015<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"compare-word\"><ruby>\u6015<rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n <td>Flexible verb<\/td>\n <td>afraid of \/ worried that \/ can’t stand<\/td>\n <td>Subject + \u6015 + Object \/ Clause (incl. \u6211\u6015…)<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"quiz-section\" id=\"quiz\">\n <div class=\"section-kicker\">07 \u00b7 Practice<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice_Quiz\"><\/span>Practice Quiz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-wrapper\" id=\"quizApp\">\n <div class=\"quiz-header\" id=\"quizHeaderInfo\">\n <span>PRACTICE QUIZ<\/span>\n <span id=\"quizCounter\">Question 1 of 10<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-progress-bar\" id=\"quizProgressBarWrap\">\n <div class=\"quiz-progress-fill\" id=\"quizProgressFill\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card active\" data-correct=\"kepa\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">This movie is too scary, I don’t dare watch it.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u90e8<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u6562<\/span><rt>b\u00f9g\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kepa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kongpa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'haipa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"pa\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">Don’t speak so loudly. I’m afraid he might get angry.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u9ebc<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e48<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u8072<\/span><rt>d\u00e0sh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u58f0<\/span><rt>d\u00e0sh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c23<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c14<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'haipa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kepa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'pa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"kepa\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">This dog looks scary, but is actually very gentle.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96bb<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9577\u5f97<\/span><rt>zh\u01cengde<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u957f\u5f97<\/span><rt>zh\u01cengde<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u662f<\/span><rt>k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5176\u5be6<\/span><rt>q\u00edsh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5176\u5b9e<\/span><rt>q\u00edsh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6eab\u67d4<\/span><rt>w\u0113nr\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6e29\u67d4<\/span><rt>w\u0113nr\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kepa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'haipa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'pa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"kongpa\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">I caught a cold, so I’m afraid I can’t attend today’s party.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u611f\u5192<\/span><rt>g\u01cenm\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53c3\u52a0<\/span><rt>c\u0101nji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53c2\u52a0<\/span><rt>c\u0101nji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u805a\u6703<\/span><rt>j\u00f9hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u805a\u4f1a<\/span><rt>j\u00f9hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kepa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kongpa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'haipa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"haipa\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">I used to be very scared of getting shots when I was a kid.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6642\u5019<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6\u5019<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u91dd<\/span><rt>d\u01cezh\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u9488<\/span><rt>d\u01cezh\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'haipa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kepa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kongpa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"pa\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">I can’t stand spicy food. Do you have non-spicy dishes?<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8fa3<\/span><rt>l\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2um\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2um\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8fa3\u7684<\/span><rt>b\u00fal\u00e0 de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff1f<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'pa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kongpa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kepa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"kongpa\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">This is too difficult. I’m afraid I can’t help you.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u592a\u96e3<\/span><rt>t\u00e0in\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u592a\u96be<\/span><rt>t\u00e0in\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5e6b<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5e2e<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kepa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kongpa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'haipa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"kepa\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">This place is too scary, let’s get out of here.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u65b9<\/span><rt>d\u00ecf\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70\u5427<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u ba<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'pa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kongpa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kepa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"pa\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">I’m afraid that he will forget our appointment.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd8\u8a18<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ngj\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd8\u8bb0<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ngj\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7d04\u5b9a<\/span><rt>yu\u0113d\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7ea6\u5b9a<\/span><rt>yu\u0113d\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kepa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'pa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kongpa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"kongpa\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">He said he’s afraid he won’t be able to make it tomorrow.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5230\u4e0d\u4e86<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ob\u00f9li\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kongpa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kepa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'haipa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-done\" id=\"quizDoneScreen\">\n <div class=\"section-kicker\">Complete<\/div>\n <div class=\"score-big\" id=\"finalScoreText\">0 \/ 10<\/div>\n <p style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:14px;margin:0 0 16px;\">questions answered correctly<\/p>\n <button class=\"quiz-restart\" onclick=\"restartQuiz()\">Try Again<\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-nav\" id=\"quizNavButtons\">\n <button class=\"quiz-nav-btn\" id=\"quizPrevBtn\" onclick=\"changeQuizCard(-1)\" disabled>← Prev<\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-nav-btn\" id=\"quizNextBtn\" onclick=\"changeQuizCard(1)\" disabled>Next →<\/button>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <div class=\"back-link\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/synonym\/\" aria-label=\"Back to synonyms list\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963.png\" alt=\"Back to synonyms list\">\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"support\">\n Enjoyed this post? <a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/tiffanystalk\">Buy me a coffee \u2615<\/a> so I can keep writing more of these.\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\n const quizExplanations = [\"\u53ef\u6015 k\u011bp\u00e0 \u2014 an adjective describing the movie itself as scary.\", \"\u6015 p\u00e0 \u2014 takes a full clause with \u6211 + \u4ed6 naturally.\", \"\u53ef\u6015 k\u011bp\u00e0 \u2014 describes the dog's scary appearance directly.\", \"\u6050\u6015 k\u01d2ngp\u00e0 \u2014 a polite estimation about an unfavorable outcome.\", \"\u5bb3\u6015 h\u00e0ip\u00e0 \u2014 a verb for a psychological fear of an activity.\", \"\u6015 p\u00e0 \u2014 means “can't stand” when followed by an adjective like \u8fa3.\", \"\u6050\u6015 k\u01d2ngp\u00e0 \u2014 softens the bad news that you can't help.\", \"\u53ef\u6015 k\u011bp\u00e0 \u2014 the place itself is described as scary.\", \"\u6015 p\u00e0 \u2014 \u6211 + \u6015 + clause is natural; \u6211\u6050\u6015 would sound stiff.\", \"\u6050\u6015 k\u01d2ngp\u00e0 \u2014 a third-person concern\/estimation, no \u6211 needed.\"];\n\n let currentQuizIndex = 0;\n let score = 0;\n let answeredQuestions = new Array(10).fill(false);\n\n const quizCards = document.querySelectorAll('.quiz-card');\n const totalQuizCards = quizCards.length;\n const doneScreen = document.getElementById('quizDoneScreen');\n const navButtons = document.getElementById('quizNavButtons');\n const headerInfo = document.getElementById('quizHeaderInfo');\n const progressBarWrap = 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.cn-sentence{font-size:17px;}\n .back-link img { width: 50%; }\n .quiz-restart { width: 50%; }\n }\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body class=\"pinyin-visible\">\n<div class=\"page\">\n\n <header class=\"hero\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Similar words<\/div>\n <h1 class=\"title\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> h\u00e0ip\u00e0 <span class=\"dot\"> \u00b7 <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> k\u011bp\u00e0 <span class=\"dot\"> \u00b7 <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> k\u01d2ngp\u00e0 <span class=\"dot\"> \u00b7 <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> p\u00e0<\/h1>\n <p class=\"subtitle\">Four ways to say “afraid” in Mandarin — and how to pick the right one every time.<\/p>\n <p class=\"intro\">In English, <i>afraid<\/i>, <i>fear<\/i>, and <i>scary<\/i> are simple. In Mandarin, expressing fear means choosing between an inner psychological state <b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/b>, a scary trait or object <b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> k\u011bp\u00e0<\/b>, a polite estimation or concern <b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/b>, or the flexible, all-purpose verb <b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> p\u00e0<\/b>.<\/p>\n <\/header>\n\n <nav class=\"toc\" aria-label=\"Table of contents\">\n <div class=\"toc-title\">On this page<\/div>\n <ol>\n <li><a href=\"#haipa\"><span class=\"toc-num\">01<\/span>\u5bb3\u6015 h\u00e0ip\u00e0 \u2014 Psychological State<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#kepa\"><span class=\"toc-num\">02<\/span>\u53ef\u6015 k\u011bp\u00e0 \u2014 Fearful Trait<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#kongpa\"><span class=\"toc-num\">03<\/span>\u6050\u6015 k\u01d2ngp\u00e0 \u2014 “I’m afraid that…”<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#pa\"><span class=\"toc-num\">04<\/span>\u6015 p\u00e0 \u2014 The Flexible Core<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#mistakes\"><span class=\"toc-num\">05<\/span>Common Pitfalls<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#compare\"><span class=\"toc-num\">06<\/span>Quick Comparison<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#quiz\"><span class=\"toc-num\">07<\/span>Practice Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ol>\n <\/nav>\n\n \n <section class=\"word-card\" id=\"haipa\">\n <div class=\"card-head\">\n <div class=\"seal\">\u4e00<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%AE%B3%E6%80%95_haipa\"><\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> h\u00e0ip\u00e0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <span class=\"pos-tag\">Verb \u00b7 Psychological State<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"card-body\">\n <p><b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/b> is a verb meaning “to be afraid of” or “to feel scared.” It describes a person’s feeling of fear or worry about someone or something.<\/p>\n <span class=\"struct-line\"><span class=\"punct\">Subject + <\/span><ruby>\u5bb3\u6015<rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\"> + Object<\/span><\/span>\n <div class=\"ex-list\">\n <div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9b3c<\/span><rt>gu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I am afraid of ghosts.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u87d1\u8782<\/span><rt>zh\u0101ngl\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">Mom is afraid of cockroaches.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u8655<\/span><rt>g\u0101och\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u5904<\/span><rt>g\u0101och\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">My younger sister is very afraid of standing in high places.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceop\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u901a\u5e38<\/span><rt>t\u014dngch\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u91ab\u751f<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u533b\u751f<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">Children are usually very scared of seeing the doctor.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u7528<\/span><rt>b\u00fay\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u72af\u932f<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ncu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u72af\u9519<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ncu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">You don’t need to be afraid of making mistakes.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"word-card\" id=\"kepa\">\n <div class=\"card-head\">\n <div class=\"seal\">\u4e8c<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%8F%AF%E6%80%95_kepa\"><\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> k\u011bp\u00e0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <span class=\"pos-tag\">Adjective \u00b7 Fearful Trait<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"card-body\">\n <p>Unlike \u5bb3\u6015 h\u00e0ip\u00e0, <b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> k\u011bp\u00e0<\/b> is an <b>adjective<\/b> meaning “scary,” “terrible,” or “frightening.” It describes a person, situation, or thing that causes fear in others.<\/p>\n <span class=\"struct-line\"><span class=\"punct\">Subject + (\u5f88 \/ \u8d85\u7d1a) + <\/span><ruby>\u53ef\u6015<rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n <div class=\"ex-list\">\n <div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9b3c<\/span><rt>gu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u7d1a<\/span><rt>ch\u0101oj\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u7ea7<\/span><rt>ch\u0101oj\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">Ghosts are super scary.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u87d1\u8782<\/span><rt>zh\u0101ngl\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">Mom thinks cockroaches are very scary.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929\u7684<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u9707<\/span><rt>d\u00eczh\u00e8n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">Yesterday’s earthquake was truly terrifying.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u4e86\u4e00\u500b<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2 le y\u00ed g\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u4e86\u4e00\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2 le y\u00ed g\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015\u7684<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0 de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5922<\/span><rt>m\u00e8ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u68a6<\/span><rt>m\u00e8ng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I had a very scary dream yesterday.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c23\u6642\u7684<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec sh\u00ed de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c14\u65f6\u7684<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec sh\u00ed de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u773c\u795e<\/span><rt>y\u01censh\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">The look in his eyes when he is angry is extremely terrifying.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"word-card\" id=\"kongpa\">\n <div class=\"card-head\">\n <div class=\"seal\">\u4e09<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%81%90%E6%80%95_kongpa\"><\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <span class=\"pos-tag\">Adverb \u00b7 Estimation \/ Concern<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"card-body\">\n <p><b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/b> is an <b>adverb<\/b> expressing concern or estimation about an unfavorable outcome (“I’m afraid that…”). It is used for polite softening or giving bad news.<\/p>\n <span class=\"struct-line\"><span class=\"punct\">(Clause) + <\/span><ruby>\u6050\u6015<rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\"> + Clause<\/span><\/span>\n <div class=\"ex-list\">\n <div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u672b<\/span><rt>zh\u014dum\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u672b<\/span><rt>zh\u014dum\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u9593<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u95f4<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I’m afraid I don’t have time this weekend.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929\u7684<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u9435\u7968<\/span><rt>g\u0101oti\u011b pi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u94c1\u7968<\/span><rt>g\u0101oti\u011b pi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8ce3\u5149\u4e86<\/span><rt>m\u00e0i gu\u0101ng le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5356\u5149\u4e86<\/span><rt>m\u00e0i gu\u0101ng le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I’m afraid high-speed rail tickets for today are already sold out.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86\u4e0d\u53ca<\/span><rt>l\u00e1ibuj\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6765\u4e0d\u53ca<\/span><rt>l\u00e1ibuj\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d95\u4e0a<\/span><rt>g\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d76\u4e0a<\/span><rt>g\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u672b\u73ed\u8eca<\/span><rt>m\u00f2b\u0101nch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u672b\u73ed\u8f66<\/span><rt>m\u00f2b\u0101nch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I’m afraid we won’t make it in time to catch the last bus.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u4ef6\u4e8b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ji\u00e0n sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4ef6\u4e8b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ji\u00e0n sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u60f3\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0 xi\u01ceng de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u9ebc<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e48<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7c21\u55ae<\/span><rt>ji\u01cend\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b80\u5355<\/span><rt>ji\u01cend\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I’m afraid this matter is not as simple as you think.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5230\u4e0d\u4e86<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ob\u00f9li\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">He said he’s afraid he won’t be able to make it tomorrow.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"word-card\" id=\"pa\">\n <div class=\"card-head\">\n <div class=\"seal\">\u56db<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%80%95_pa\"><\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> p\u00e0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <span class=\"pos-tag\">Flexible Core<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"card-body\">\n <p><b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><\/ruby> p\u00e0<\/b> is the most versatile word. It can replace \u5bb3\u6015 h\u00e0ip\u00e0 (scared of a noun) <i>and<\/i> \u6050\u6015 k\u01d2ngp\u00e0 (concern or worry). Crucially, unlike \u6050\u6015, <b>\u6015 can take full clauses with \u6211 and secondary subjects<\/b> (e.g. \u6211\u6015\u4ed6…). It also means “cannot stand \/ bear something.”<\/p>\n <span class=\"struct-line\"><span class=\"punct\">Subject + <\/span><ruby>\u6015<rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\"> + Object \/ Clause<\/span><\/span>\n <div class=\"ex-list\">\n <div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9b3c<\/span><rt>gu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I am afraid of ghosts. (Replaces \u5bb3\u6015)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I’m afraid it will rain tomorrow. (Perfectly natural with \u6211 + \u6015!)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u71b1<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70ed<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">My younger brother can’t stand the heat.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7279\u5225<\/span><rt>t\u00e8bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7279\u522b<\/span><rt>t\u00e8bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8fa3<\/span><rt>l\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I really can’t handle spicy food.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u723a\u723a<\/span><rt>l\u01ceoy\u00e9ye<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u7237\u7237<\/span><rt>l\u01ceoy\u00e9ye<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u500b\u4eba\u4f4f<\/span><rt>y\u00ed g\u00e8 r\u00e9n zh\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e2a\u4eba\u4f4f<\/span><rt>y\u00ed g\u00e8 r\u00e9n zh\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bc2\u5bde<\/span><rt>j\u00ecm\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">The old grandpa lives alone and is very afraid of loneliness.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"mistakes-section\" id=\"mistakes\">\n <div class=\"section-kicker\">05 \u00b7 Watch Out<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Common_Pitfalls\"><\/span>Common Pitfalls<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n <div class=\"mistake-word\">\u53ef\u6015 k\u011bp\u00e0 \u2014 don’t use it as a verb<\/div>\n <div class=\"pair-row\"><span class=\"mark no\">\u2715<\/span><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"pair-row\"><span class=\"mark yes\">\u2713<\/span><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0f<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n <p class=\"mistake-note\">\u53ef\u6015 is an adjective (scary), not a verb. Saying “I \u53ef\u6015 my teacher” confuses who feels the fear with what causes it. To say “I am afraid of…,” use \u5bb3\u6015 or \u6015 instead.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n <div class=\"mistake-word\">\u6050\u6015 k\u01d2ngp\u00e0 \u2014 rarely paired with \u6211 + clause<\/div>\n <div class=\"pair-row\"><span class=\"mark no\">\u2715<\/span><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"pair-row\"><span class=\"mark yes\">\u2713<\/span><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"pair-row\"><span class=\"mark yes\">\u2713<\/span><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"pair-row\" style=\"margin-top:14px;\"><span class=\"mark no\">\u2715<\/span><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"pair-row\"><span class=\"mark yes\">\u2713<\/span><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"pair-row\"><span class=\"mark yes\">\u2713<\/span><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <p class=\"mistake-note\">English speakers often translate “I’m afraid that…” directly as \u6211\u6050\u6015…, but \u6050\u6015 already carries the speaker’s concern, so “I” is usually dropped and understood from context. These sentences aren’t ungrammatical — they just sound formal and unnatural in daily conversation. To clearly mark your own worry, use \u6211\u6015… instead.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"compare-section\" id=\"compare\">\n <div class=\"section-kicker\">06 \u00b7 At a Glance<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quick_Comparison\"><\/span>Quick Comparison<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <div class=\"table-wrap\">\n <table class=\"compare-table\">\n <thead>\n <tr><th>Word<\/th><th>Part of Speech<\/th><th>Core Meaning<\/th><th>Typical Structure<\/th><\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"compare-word\"><ruby>\u5bb3\u6015<rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n <td>Verb<\/td>\n <td>to feel afraid \/ scared of something<\/td>\n <td>Subject + \u5bb3\u6015 + Object<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"compare-word\"><ruby>\u53ef\u6015<rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n <td>Adjective<\/td>\n <td>scary, frightening, terrible<\/td>\n <td>Subject + \u5f88 \/ \u8d85\u7d1a + \u53ef\u6015<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"compare-word\"><ruby>\u6050\u6015<rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n <td>Adverb<\/td>\n <td>“I’m afraid that…” (estimate \/ concern)<\/td>\n <td>(Clause) + \u6050\u6015 + Clause — rarely \u6211\u6050\u6015<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"compare-word\"><ruby>\u6015<rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n <td>Flexible verb<\/td>\n <td>afraid of \/ worried that \/ can’t stand<\/td>\n <td>Subject + \u6015 + Object \/ Clause (incl. \u6211\u6015…)<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"quiz-section\" id=\"quiz\">\n <div class=\"section-kicker\">07 \u00b7 Practice<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice_Quiz\"><\/span>Practice Quiz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-wrapper\" id=\"quizApp\">\n <div class=\"quiz-header\" id=\"quizHeaderInfo\">\n <span>PRACTICE QUIZ<\/span>\n <span id=\"quizCounter\">Question 1 of 10<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-progress-bar\" id=\"quizProgressBarWrap\">\n <div class=\"quiz-progress-fill\" id=\"quizProgressFill\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card active\" data-correct=\"kepa\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">This movie is too scary, I don’t dare watch it.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u90e8<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u6562<\/span><rt>b\u00f9g\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kepa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kongpa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'haipa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"pa\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">Don’t speak so loudly. I’m afraid he might get angry.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u9ebc<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e48<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u8072<\/span><rt>d\u00e0sh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u58f0<\/span><rt>d\u00e0sh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c23<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c14<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'haipa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kepa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'pa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"kepa\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">This dog looks scary, but is actually very gentle.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96bb<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9577\u5f97<\/span><rt>zh\u01cengde<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u957f\u5f97<\/span><rt>zh\u01cengde<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u662f<\/span><rt>k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5176\u5be6<\/span><rt>q\u00edsh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5176\u5b9e<\/span><rt>q\u00edsh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6eab\u67d4<\/span><rt>w\u0113nr\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6e29\u67d4<\/span><rt>w\u0113nr\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kepa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'haipa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'pa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"kongpa\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">I caught a cold, so I’m afraid I can’t attend today’s party.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u611f\u5192<\/span><rt>g\u01cenm\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53c3\u52a0<\/span><rt>c\u0101nji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53c2\u52a0<\/span><rt>c\u0101nji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u805a\u6703<\/span><rt>j\u00f9hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u805a\u4f1a<\/span><rt>j\u00f9hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kepa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kongpa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'haipa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"haipa\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">I used to be very scared of getting shots when I was a kid.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6642\u5019<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6\u5019<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u91dd<\/span><rt>d\u01cezh\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u9488<\/span><rt>d\u01cezh\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'haipa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3\u6015<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ip\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kepa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kongpa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"pa\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">I can’t stand spicy food. Do you have non-spicy dishes?<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8fa3<\/span><rt>l\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2um\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2um\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8fa3\u7684<\/span><rt>b\u00fal\u00e0 de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff1f<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'pa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kongpa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kepa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"kongpa\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">This is too difficult. I’m afraid I can’t help you.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u592a\u96e3<\/span><rt>t\u00e0in\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u592a\u96be<\/span><rt>t\u00e0in\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5e6b<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5e2e<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n 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class=\"rb\">\u5730\u65b9<\/span><rt>d\u00ecf\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70\u5427<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u ba<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'pa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kongpa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kepa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"pa\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">I’m afraid that he will forget our appointment.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd8\u8a18<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ngj\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd8\u8bb0<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ngj\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7d04\u5b9a<\/span><rt>yu\u0113d\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7ea6\u5b9a<\/span><rt>yu\u0113d\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kepa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u011bp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'pa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kongpa')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"kongpa\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">He said he’s afraid he won’t be able to make it tomorrow.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5230\u4e0d\u4e86<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ob\u00f9li\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'kongpa')\">\n <ruby><span 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In English, afraid, fear, and scary are simple. 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