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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 可怕

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
可怕 kě pà - awful
- dreadful
- fearful
- formidable
- frightful
- scary
- hideous
- horrible
- terrible
- terribly

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
5 2 936 3,078 1,349

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
可 kě- (prefix) can; may; able to; -able
- to approve; to permit
- to suit
- (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
- but; however
可 kè- used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
怕 pà- surname Pa
怕 pà- to be afraid
- to fear
- to dread
- to be unable to endure
- perhaps

Other Words Containing 可怕

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
可怕 5 2 936 3,078 1,349