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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 生怕

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
生怕 shēng pà - to fear
- afraid
- extremely nervous
- for fear that
- to avoid
- so as not to

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
- 9 29,119 12,461 11,764

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
生 shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student
怕 pà- surname Pa
怕 pà- to be afraid
- to fear
- to dread
- to be unable to endure
- perhaps

Other Words Containing 生怕

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
生怕 - 9 29,119 12,461 11,764
贪生怕死 - - 40,602 58,679 55,790