Definition
可怕 (kě pà) is the everyday word for 'scary, frightening' — it describes something that causes fear or is terrible. Compared to 恐怖 (kǒng bù, 'terrifying, horrific'), which is stronger and often used for horror or terrorism, 可怕 is milder and more general. 吓人 (xià rén) is a more colloquial, spoken alternative.
adjective
frighteningscaryterribleawful
Examples
- 可怕。Zhè bù diànyǐng tài kě pà le.This movie is too scary.
- 可怕。Zuótiān fāshēng le yí jiàn kě pà de shìgù.A terrible accident happened yesterday.
- 可怕，。Nà ge dìfang zhēn kě pà, wǒ yǐhòu zài yě bù xiǎng qù le.That place is really scary; I never want to go there again.
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