Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words可怕

WordTOCFL Level 2stative verb (adj.)Taiwan frequency #1,729

可怕

kěpà·ㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄚˋ

“frightening; scary; dreadful; terrible; awful; formidable; hideous; horrible; (colloquial) I'm afraid that; expressing dismay or concern.”

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Able to; can; may; to permit; to approve; suitable; worth; but; however; certainly; very.

to fear; to be afraid of; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps; possibly; to worry