afraid in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 害怕 with this easy mnemonic:

There is a rumour that the Pa Pa next door was a gang member. He does no harm (害) now but people are still afraid (怕).

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 怕
• 害

• 陷害
• 哪怕
• 可怕
• 害羞
• 受害者
• 厉害
• 受害人
• 恐怕
• 伤害
• 杀害
• 害怕

The reading of 害怕 is hài pà.

You can remember how to say 害怕 with this useful mnemonic:

No one wants to say hi (hài) to the Pa Pa (pà) if they can avoid it.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like afraid and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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