可怕
kě pà
Pinyin
Definition
可怕
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- awful
- dreadful
- fearful
- formidable
- frightful
- scary
- hideous
- horrible
- terrible
- terribly
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 can
- 2 may
- 3 able to
- 4 to approve
- 5 to permit
- 6 to suit
- 7 (particle used for emphasis) certainly
- 8 very
- 1 can
- 2 may
- 3 possible
- 4 able to
- 5 not bad
- 6 pretty good
- 1 adorable
- 2 cute
- 3 lovely
- 1 but
- 2 however
- 3 (used for emphasis) indeed
Idioms (20)
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
- 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
- 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
- 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
一蹴可几
- 1 to succeed at the first try (idiom)
- 2 easy as pie
- 3 one can do it at once
不可胜言
- 1 inexpressible (idiom)
- 2 beyond description
不可同日而语
- 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
- 2 incomparable
Sample Sentences
他将其形容为“可怕的单边协议”,当初根本不应该制定它。
He described it as a horrible one-sided deal that should never have been made.
没文化真可怕,那,简单的说就是一件事儿要成事,并不只是一方面的原因造成的,比如说,不仅仅是能力问题,而是各种因素综合而成的结果,我这不是在安慰你了吗?
It's so terrible to lack in cultivation. So then, simply speaking, it means that for something to happen, there isn't only one cause. For example, it's not necessarily only a question of ability, but rather the result of a series of causes all tied up together. I'm comforting you, see?
原形毕露了吧,嗨,福布斯榜上有名又怎么样呢,没文化真可怕。知识是要内化的,现在可好,都成了快餐式文化,不求甚解。
Ah, and so your true colors are emerging. Hmph, what's so great about being listed in the Forbes list. Without culture it would be really horrific. Knowledge needs to be internalized. Nowadays isn't it just great, we've almost all bought into fast-food style cultural consumption, without any attempt at a deeper understanding.
真的吗?这么可怕!
Really? How horrifying!
哇,好可怕!我也开始戒手机吧。
Wow, how scary! I should start to wean myself off my phone too.
这听起来很可怕。有没有快乐一点的电影,我们可以看啊。
That sounds scary. Isn't there a happy movie we can see?
有点可怕,那么鬼门打开以后,就不再关了吗?
That's a little scary, so when the gate opens to the netherworld, it doesn't close again?
呼,好可怕...
Ew, how scary...
哎!算了,顺便拿打火机哦,快把蜡烛点上,黑漆漆的,好可怕。
Ah! Forget it, get a lighter while you're at it. Hurry up and light the candle, it's pitch black. So scary!
还想用恐龙当武器,真是可怕。
And they also wanted to weaponize dinosaurs, what a terrifying thought.