惧怕

懼怕

jùpà

verb #9,130

Meanings

HSK 4

不要惧怕失败。

Bùyào jùpà shībài.

Don't be afraid of failure.

HSK 4

她惧怕黑暗。

Tā jùpà hēi'àn.

She dreads the dark.

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.

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