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畏惧

畏懼
wèijù
verb HSK 7 #8,412

Meanings

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

Examples

他从不畏惧困难。
Tā cóng bù wèijù kùnnán.
He never fears difficulties.
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.

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