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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 只怕

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
只怕 zhǐ pà - I'm afraid that...
- perhaps
- maybe
- very likely

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 22,897 8,001 9,752

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhī- variant of 隻|只[zhi1]
zhǐ- only; merely; just
zhǐ- variant of 只[zhi3]
zhī- grain that has begun to ripen
zhǐ- variant of 只[zhi3]
zhī- classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
- surname Pa
- to be afraid
- to fear
- to dread
- to be unable to endure
- perhaps

Other Words Containing 只怕

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
只怕 - - 22,897 8,001 9,752