55 expressing fear, worry, and anxiety
55.1 Expressing fear of something
To express fear of something, say:
subject 怕 pà something
subject is afraid of something
我怕狗。
Wǒ pà gǒu.
I am afraid of dogs.
我们不要怕困难。
我們不要怕困難。
Wǒmen bù yào pà kùnnán.
We shouldn’t be afraid of difficulty.
我妈妈怕胖，不敢多吃。
我媽媽怕胖，不敢多吃。
Wǒ māma pà pàng, bù gǎn duō chī.
My mother is afraid of getting fat. She doesn’t dare eat much.
这个人真是天不怕，地不怕。
這個人真是天不怕，地不怕。
Zhège rén zhēn shì tiān bù pà, dì bù pà.
This person is not afraid of anything.
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To tell someone not to be afraid of something, say:
別怕！Bié pà! ‘Don’t be afraid!’
别怕我的狗。
Bié pà wǒ de gǒu.
Don’t be afraid of my dog.
不要怕！Bù yào pà! ‘Don’t be afraid!’
不要怕他。他人很好。
Bù yào pà tā. Tā rén hěn hǎo.
Don’t be afraid of him. He means well.
To indicate that someone is afraid, use these expressions:
怕死(了) pàsǐ le ‘to be scared to death’
我怕死了。
Wǒ pàsǐ le.
I am scared to death.
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