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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

恐怕 [kǒngpà]
  1. 1. adverb [担心] fearfully
    他恐怕考不好。
    He's afraid that he won't do well in the exam.
  2. 2. adverb [大概] probably
    火车恐怕要晚点了。
    The train will probably be late.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

恐怕 [kǒngpà]
  1. 1. fear; dread; be afraid of
    他恐怕迟到，一早就起来了。
    He got up earlier for fear of being late.
  2. 2. perhaps; probably; maybe
    他走了恐怕有十来天了。
    It's been almost ten days since he left.
    恐怕要下雨。
    It looks like rain.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

恐怕 [kǒngpà]
  1. 1. 动 担心；疑虑
    妈妈恐怕孩子走错了路，才再三叮嘱。
  2. 2. 副 表示推测、估计
    下这么大的雨，恐怕他不会来了。
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Examples

别人恐怕不这样看。
People won't view it this way, I'm afraid.
这样处理，恐怕不妥。
I'm afraid this isn't the proper way to handle the case.
他恐怕不止六十岁了。
He is probably over sixty.
走这么多的路恐怕你吃不消。
It may be too much for you to walk such a long way.
你要求太高，我恐怕达不到。
Your expectations are too high. I'm afraid I can't live up to them.
离开车只有十分钟，恐怕赶不上了。
The train is going to leave in ten minutes. I'm afraid we'll be too late.
你以为他说的都是真事，恐怕未必尽然吧！
You thought what he said was the truth, but that might not be the case.
三天太局促，恐怕办不成。
I'm afraid three days is not long enough for us to get it done.
他走了恐怕有十来天了。
It's been almost ten days since he left.
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Collocations

恐怕会
may have to
恐怕不行
may not be able to
恐怕要出事
may go wrong
恐怕来不了
may not be able to come
恐怕有十天了
may only have ten days
恐怕不在
may not be available
恐怕熟了
may have already ripened

Word Decomposition

恐
[kǒng] 		+ 怕
[pà]

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