可怕

kěpà

adjective HSK 2 #936

Meanings

1 scary
2 frightening
3 terrible

Characters

worthy of; -able

可 + verb = 'worthy of that verb' → 可怕 = 'worthy of fear' = scary

Examples

这个电影很可怕。

Zhège diànyǐng hěn kěpà.

This movie is very scary.

地震太可怕了。

Dìzhèn tài kěpà le.

Earthquakes are terrifying.

没什么可怕的。

Méishénme kěpà de.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

Stroke Order

可 kě

怕 pà