生怕

• 拼音: shēng pà
• 汉字拆解: 生 = 土 + 屮 (life, here intensifying prefix); 怕 = 忄+ 白 (to fear)

含义

To be deeply afraid that; to fear greatly; used to express strong worry that something undesirable might happen.

Always used before a clause expressing the feared outcome, functioning as a conjunction. Implies heightened anxiety and cautious behaviour in response. More emotionally intense than 怕 alone and typical in literary and formal written Chinese.

例句

1. 他走路时放轻脚步，生怕惊扰了熟睡中的孩子。
2. 她反复检查文件，生怕提交的报告中有任何疏漏。
3. 队员们全程保持高度专注，生怕一丝松懈葬送整场比赛。

用法指南

语境: literature, daily life, emotional expression

语气: anxious

正确说法

• 她把每一个细节都仔细核查了两遍，生怕在正式答辩时出现不必要的纰漏。(She carefully checked every detail twice, deeply afraid that unnecessary errors might arise during the formal defence.)
• 他提前一小时抵达会场，生怕交通延误使自己错过这次重要的演讲机会。(He arrived at the venue an hour early, greatly fearing that traffic delays might cause him to miss this important speaking opportunity.)

错误说法

• 生怕 followed directly by a noun without a verb clause — 生怕 must precede a full feared-outcome clause, not a bare noun

起源与历史

生 (intensifier: utterly, deeply) + 怕 (to fear)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal