畏惧

畏懼

wèijù

verb HSK 7-9 #8,412

Meanings

1 to fear
2 to dread
3 to be in awe of

Characters

to fear; to dread

Examples

HSK 5

人们对未知的事物常常感到畏惧。

Rénmen duì wèizhī de shìwù chángcháng gǎndào wèijù.

People often feel dread toward the unknown.

HSK 6

他从不畏惧困难。

Tā cóngbù wèijù kùnnán.

He never fears difficulties.

Tips

usage

畏惧 is more literary than 害怕. It implies a deep, respectful kind of fear. Often used in formal writing or to describe fear of abstract things.

Stroke Order

畏 wèi

惧 jù