恐怕
hung2 paa3kǒng pà
English
- fear
- (usually used in humble speech) to deduce that something negative or unfortunate has or will occur
- to dread
- I'm afraid that...
- perhaps
- maybe
粵語 — Cantonese
- 表示對一件事嘅推斷,會得出負面、其他人唔希望嘅結果
Examples
恐怕會再有地震。
I'm afraid there will be another earthquake.
恐怕佢已經凶多吉少。
I'm afraid he might be dead.
恐怕不行。
I'm afraid not.
Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY
恐怕今晚會下雨。
I'm afraid it'll rain tonight.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
恐怕你要加班了。
I'm afraid you have to work overtime.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
恐怕你误解我了。
I'm afraid you misunderstood me.
Tatoeba · vicch CC BY
我恐怕不能幫你了。
I am afraid I can't help you.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
恐怕我现在得走了。
I'm afraid I have to go now.
Tatoeba · asosan CC BY
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk