只怕
zhǐ pà
Pinyin

Definition

只怕
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zhǐ pà
  1. I'm afraid that...
  2. perhaps
  3. maybe
  4. very likely

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

只
zhǐ
  1. 1 only
  2. 2 merely
  3. 3 just
  4. 4 but
只好
zhǐ hǎo
  1. 1 without any better option
  2. 2 to have to
  3. 3 to be forced to
只是
zhǐ shì
  1. 1 merely
  2. 2 simply
  3. 3 only
  4. 4 but
只要
zhǐ yào
  1. 1 if only
  2. 2 so long as
可怕
kě pà
  1. 1 awful
  2. 2 dreadful
  3. 3 fearful
  4. 4 formidable
  5. 5 frightful
  6. 6 scary
  7. 7 hideous
  8. 8 horrible
  9. 9 terrible
  10. 10 terribly

Idioms (20)

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
  1. 1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)

Sample Sentences

G决不会说自己其实在给孩子挣奶粉钱，君子爱财取之有道，不怕有欲望，只怕欲望太low，说白了，这个欲望，必须高大上到跟生计、跟劳碌、跟一地鸡毛的现实生活没关系
G jué bù huì shuō zìjǐ qíshí zài gěi háizi zhēng nǎifěn qián ，jūnzǐ ài cái ，bùpà yǒu yùwàng ，zhǐpà yùwàng tài low ，shuōbáile ，zhège yùwàng ，bìxū gāodà shàng dào gēn shēngjì 、gēn láolù 、gēn yī de jīmáo de xiànshí shēnghuó méiguānxi
G will never say that he is actually earning money to buy milk for his children. A gentleman can love money and earn it morally. One should not fear having desires, but one should only be afraid of having desires that are vulgar. Frankly, this desire should be lofty with no relationship to livelihood, labor, and daily trivialities.
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我就说你这段时间怎么精神状况不太好呢。只是你这样一味地依靠咖啡，只怕对身体也不好呀。
wǒ jiù shuō nǐ zhè duàn shíjiān zěnme jīngshén zhuàngkuàng bùtàihǎo ne 。zhǐshì nǐ zhèyàng yīwèi de yīkào kāfēi ，zhǐpà duì shēntǐ yě bùhǎo ya 。
That’s why I notice this period of time your mental condition is not too good. To rely blindly on coffee is bad for health.
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张局长拍了一下桌子，生气地说：“不过什么？马上出发！不怕一万，只怕万一。而且，我们不能容忍这样的挑衅，一定要查出这个‘黑猫’到底是谁！”
Zhāng júzhǎng pāi le yīxià zhuōzi ，shēngqì de shuō ：“bùguò shénme ？mǎshàng chūfā ！bùpàyīwàn, zhǐpàwànyī 。érqiě ，wǒmen bùnéng róngrěn zhèyàng de tiǎoxìn ，yīdìng yào cháchū zhè ge ‘hēimāo ’dàodǐ shì shéi ！”
Police Chief Zhang struck the table, saying angrily, "But what? We must leave immediately! Hope for the best, plan for the worst. Furthermore, we must not tolerate this kind of provocation. We need to find out who this ‘black cat‘ really is!"
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嗯，我也是刚买的。据说最近家财险的投保率最高了。“不怕一万，只怕万一”嘛，真有什么事，哭爹喊娘都没用了，保险公司能赔点儿钱心里还踏实些。
ng4 ，wǒ yě shì gāng mǎi de 。jùshuō zuìjìn jiācáixiǎn de tóubǎolǜ zuì gāo le 。“bùpàyīwàn, zhǐpàwànyī ”ma ，zhēn yǒu shénme shì ，kūdiēhǎnniáng dōu méiyòng le ，bǎoxiǎngōngsī néng péi diǎnr qián xīnli hái tāshi xiē 。
Yeah, I only just bought it myself. They say that lately home owner's insurance has become the most bought kind of insurance. 'Don't fear what is, fear what may be'. If something really happens, crying out for your mom and dad isn't going to help. But, an insurance company can compensate you a little money that will help put you at ease.
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不怕一万，只怕万一。为了爸的病，我觉得这红包得送。送了起码咱心里踏实。
bùpàyīwàn, zhǐpàwànyī 。wèile bà de bìng ，wǒ juéde zhè hóngbāo děi sòng 。sòng le qǐmǎ zán xīnli tāshi 。
“Don't be afraid of 'what', be afraid of 'what if.'” For the sake of dad's illness, I think we need to give an envelope this time. At least we can rest easy after giving one.
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