惧怕

懼怕

jùpà

verb #9,130

Meanings

HSK 4

不要惧怕失败。

Búyào jùpà shībài.

Don't be afraid of failure.

HSK 4

勇敢的人不惧怕任何困难。

Yǒnggǎn de rén bù jùpà rènhé kùnnan.

Brave people fear no difficulty.

HSK 6

她惧怕黑暗。

Tā jùpà hēi'àn.

She dreads the dark.

惧怕 is more formal and literary than 害怕, which is the everyday word for 'afraid.' Use 惧怕 in writing, speeches, or when expressing deep/serious fear.

usage

惧怕 takes a direct object: 惧怕黑暗 (fear darkness), 惧怕死亡 (fear death). It implies a deeper, more sustained fear than the casual 怕.

惧 jù

怕 pà