Meaning of kǒng pà:

kǒng pà

恐怕

Verb

fear; to dread

Tā zuìjìn hěn máng, kǒngpà méiyǒu shíjiān cānjiā wǒmen de jùhuì.

他最近很忙,恐怕没有时间参加我们的聚会。

He's been very busy lately, and I fear he won't have time to join our gathering.

Jīntiān yǒu dà wù, kǒngpà hángbān huì yánwù.

今天有大雾,恐怕航班会延误。

There is thick fog today, I'm afraid the flight might be delayed.

Adverb

I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe

Wàimiàn xià dà yǔ, kǒngpà wǒmen jīntiān bùnéng chūqù.

外面下大雨,恐怕我们今天不能出去。

It's raining heavily outside, I'm afraid we can't go out today.

Kǒngpà jīntiān yào xiàyǔ le.

恐怕今天要下雨了。

Perhaps it will rain today.

Wǒ jīntiān kǒngpà bùnéng cānjiā huìyì.

我今天恐怕不能参加会议。

Maybe I can't attend the meeting today.

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