kǒng
Pinyin

Definition

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kǒng
  1. afraid
  2. frightened
  3. to fear

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

kǒng bù
  1. 1 terrible
  2. 2 frightful
  3. 3 frightening
  4. 4 terror
  5. 5 terrorist
kǒng jù
  1. 1 to be frightened
  2. 2 fear
  3. 3 dread
kǒng lóng
  1. 1 dinosaur
  2. 2 classifier: 头 tóu
  3. 3 (slang) ugly person
kǒng
  1. 1 afraid
  2. 2 frightened
  3. 3 to fear
kǒng hè
  1. 1 to threaten
  2. 2 to menace

Idioms (4)

唯恐天下不乱
wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn
  1. 1 to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)
争先恐后
zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
  1. 1 striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
诚惶诚恐
chéng huáng chéng kǒng
  1. 1 in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility)
惊恐万状
jīng kǒng wàn zhuàng
  1. 1 convulsed with fear (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这个活动我计划了三个月,但是最近台风要来了,我们恐怕要取消这个活动了。
zhège huódòng wǒ jìhuà le sān ge yuè ,dànshì zuìjìn táifēng yào lái le ,wǒmen kǒngpà yào qǔxiāo zhège huódòng le 。
I have been planning this event for three months, but there's a typhoon approaching. I'm afraid that we might have to cancel this event.
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电影有很多种类:有文艺片、爱情片、科幻片、还有恐怖片。
diànyǐng yǒu hěnduō zhǒnglèi :yǒu wényì piàn 、àiqíngpiàn 、kēhuàn piàn 、háiyǒu kǒngbùpiàn 。
There are many types of movies: there are literary films, romance films, science fiction films, and horror movies ...etc.
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特朗普总统称退出伊朗核协议的原因是该协议无法阻止“世界恐怖主义的最大赞助国”拥有核武器。
Tèlǎngpǔ zǒngtǒng chēng tuìchū Yīlǎng hé xiéyì de yuányīn shì gāi xiéyì wúfǎ zǔzhǐ “shìjiè kǒngbùzhǔyì de zuìdà zànzhù guó ”yōngyǒu héwǔqì 。
President Trump has said he was pulling out of the agreement because it would not prevent what he termed the world's leading state sponsor of terror from getting a nuclear weapon.
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文艺女青年范儿,智者强者就别奢望了,如果那二逼同事打动了她的心,那恐怕连正常人这条都没指望了。
wényì nǚ qīngnián fànr ,zhìzhě qiángzhě jiù bié shēwàng le ,rúguǒ nà èrbī tóngshì dǎdòng le tā de xīn ,nà kǒngpà lián zhèngcháng rén zhè tiáo dōu méi zhǐwàng le 。
A little hipster chick. A wise strong man would be too extravagant. If that pathetic colleague is able to sweep her off her feet then I'm afraid she won't be able to tick the normal box.
他显然因此种阳刚和阴柔之分而感到自豪。其实东坡之词何尝都是“大江东去”?“笑渐不闻声渐杳,多情却被无情恼”;“绣帘开,一点明月窥人”;这些词句,恐怕也只合十七八女郎曼声低唱吧?
tā xiǎnran yīn cǐzhǒng yánggāng hé yīnróu zhīfēn ér gǎndào zìháo 。qíshí Dōngpō zhī cí hécháng dōu shì “dà jiāng dōng qù ”?“xiào jiàn bù wén shēng jiàn yǎo ,duōqíng què bèi wúqíng nǎo ”;“xiùlián kāi ,yīdiǎn míngyuè kuī rén ”;zhèxiē cí jù ,kǒngpà yě zhǐ hé shíqī bā nǚláng màn shēng dī chàng ba ?
He clearly felt proud of this kind of distinction between masculine and feminine, but actually it's not like Su Dongpo's ci are all like 'The River Surges Eastward'". Wouldn't lines of poetry like, "Gradually, the laughter within the walls faded, and the passersby dispersed. As if one's passion was injured by the ruthlessness of a young girl." and "Through the embroidered curtain, the moon steals a furtive glance at her." also maybe only be appropriate for young girls of 17 or 18 to sing in modest voices?
嗨,这种现象就叫做FOMO,fear of missing out,错失恐惧症,所以就算有了时间的积累,没有效率也是白搭。确定了目标就全力以赴,别自欺欺人地所谓尽力而为。
hāi ,zhèzhǒng xiànxiàng jiù jiàozuò FOMO ,fear of missing out ,cuòshī kǒngjùzhèng ,suǒyǐ jiùsuàn yǒu le shíjiān de jīlěi ,méiyǒu xiàolǜ yě shì báidā 。quèdìng le mùbiāo jiù quánlìyǐfù ,bié zì qī qī rén de suǒwèi jìnlì ér wèi 。
Ha, that phenomenon is called FOMO - fear of missing out, so even if you have put in the hours, it doesn't mean anything if you're not being effective. Once you've fixed your goal, you have to put all your energy towards it and not fool yourself by doing as much as you feel can.
我的心好慌乱,被恐惧填满。
wǒ de xīn hǎo huāngluàn ,bèi kǒngjù tiánmǎn 。
My flurried heart is filled with fear.
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是啊,恐怕得让您再等一会儿了。
shì a ,kǒngpà děi ràng nín zài děng yīhuìr le 。
Yeah, I’m afraid you’ll have to wait for a while.
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第一:沙特官方媒体当天早些时候报道,沙特对美国把伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队列为恐怖组织表示欢迎。
dìyī :Shātè guānfāng méitǐ dāngtiān zǎoxiē shíhou bàodào ,Shātè duì Měiguó bǎ Yīlǎng Yīsīlán gémìng wèiduì lièwéi kǒngbùzǔzhī biǎoshì huānyíng 。
1:Saudi official media reported earlier that day, Saudi Arabia welcomes Unite States move to make Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a foreign terrorist organization.
人们想用恐龙作为武器。
rénmen xiǎng yòng kǒnglóng zuòwéi wǔqì 。
People want to use the dinosaurs as weapons.
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