Scared in Chinese (Mandarin): 害怕 (hàipà)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 害怕

• 害

  Harm.

  10 strokes

• 怕

  To fear. 忄 (heart) is on the left.

  8 strokes

怕 alone also means to be afraid: 我怕黑 (wǒ pà hēi), I'm afraid of the dark.

More examples with 害怕

• 我害怕打雷。

  Wǒ hàipà dǎléi.

  I am scared of thunder.

• 别害怕。

  別害怕。

  Bié hàipà.

  Don't be scared.

How to write 害怕 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.