302 Themes

063 Religion, beliefs 宗教, 信仰 (zōngjiào, xìnyǎng)


ghost
fear
be afraid
speak hesitantly (hem and haw)
talkative
slanting, tilted
soft, mild, gentle
timid, cowardly
lacking in confidence, be afraid of being found out
timid and overcautious
lacking courage and confidence
self-sacrifice
brilliant, wise
afraid
be afraid, to fear
always
but, yet, still
the reason why

21 鬼 [-] guǐ (ghost) ghost: 怕~ be afraid of ghosts '
1 怕 [-] pà (fear, be afraid) fear: ~黑 fear the dark || ~老鼠 be afraid of mice || ~脏 can’t stand being dirty '
2 害怕 [-] hàipà (be afraid-fear) be afraid: 很~ very afraid || ~哭声 cry out in fear || ~见到她 be afraid of seeing her '
30 吞吞吐吐 [-] tūntūntǔtǔ (swallow-reduplication-spit-reduplication) speak hesitantly (hem and haw): ~不敢说 hesitate over something you are afraid to say 495 '
31 多嘴 [-] duōzuǐ (excessive-mouth) talkative: 嫌她~ talk too much to her || 有点~ a little bit talkative || 不敢~ afraid of talking too much '
8 歪 [-] wāi (not straight, wry) slanting, tilted: ~着头 tilt their heads || 身 正不怕影子~. A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. '
17 软 [軟] ruǎn (soft) soft, mild, gentle: 嘴~ be afraid to speak out || 心肠 ~ gentle heart || 耳朵~ easily influenced '
27 胆怯 [膽-] dǎnqiè (gut-afraid) timid, cowardly: ~地说 timidly say || 心 里~ be cowardly in one’s heart '
28 心虚 [-] xīnxū (mind-timid) lacking in confidence, be afraid of being found out: 感到~ be lacking in confidence || ~地低下头 lower one’s head in lack of confidence || ~得厉害 severely lack confidence '
29 怯懦 [-] qiènuò (afraid-timid) timid and overcautious: 生性~ have an over cautious nature || ~的办法 overcautious solution || ~地回答 timidly answer '
30 胆小怕事 [膽---] dǎnxiǎo pàshì (gut-small-afraid-trouble) lacking courage and confidence: 在工作中~ lack courage and confidence in work || 表现得~ show a lack of courage and confidence '
18 自我牺牲 [--犧-] zìwǒ xīshēng (oneself-sacrifice) self-sacrifice: 做 出~ make a sacrifice (for others) || 勇于~ brave enough to make a sacrifice yourself || 不怕~ not afraid to sacrifice yourself '
5 高明 [-] gāomíng (super-wise) brilliant, wise: 想法~ brilliant ideas || 医术~ have superb medical skill || 这事儿恐怕 (kǒngpà) 我干不了, 你还是 另请~吧. I’m afraid I’m not equal to the job. You’d better find someone better qualified. '
8 恐怕 [-] kǒngpà (fear-afraid) afraid: 他~迟到, 所以起得很早. He got up very early for fear of being late. || ~要下雨. It looks like rain. || ~很难. (I’m) afraid it’s very hard. '
9 怕 [-] pà (afraid, fear) be afraid, to fear: 他~已经离开了吧. I am afraid he’s gone. || ~很难有机会跟他再见面了. I’m afraid it will be very hard to find an opportunity to meet him again. '
24 总是 [總-] zǒngshì (always-be) always: ~害怕 always be afraid || ~失 败 always defeated || ~很忙 always be busy '
1 但是 [-] dànshì (but-be) but, yet, still: 这个公园有点远, ~很值得 (zhídé) 去. The park is a little bit far away, but it’s worth it. || 虽然困难 (kùnnan) 很多, ~她一点也不怕. It was difficult, but he was not afraid at all. '
11 之所以 [-] zhī suǒ yǐ (its-reason) the reason why: 我~迟到, 是因 为堵车 (dǔchē). I was late because of the traffic. || 他~没有告诉你真相 (zhēnxiàng), 是因为怕伤害你. He didn’t tell you the truth because he was afraid to hurt you. '