恐惧

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 黑暗中他感到一阵恐惧。▶ —
   In the dark he felt a wave of fear.
2. 人们对未知充满恐惧。▶ —
   People are full of fear toward the unknown.

Collocations

Mnemonic

恐 kǒng "to fear" + 惧 jù "to dread": both mean to fear, i.e. fear, dread. It shares its sense with the Korean gong-po (恐怖) but the second character differs (Chinese 恐惧 vs Korean 恐怖). It names deep fear before threat or the unknown (感到恐惧 to feel fear). A synonym compound. 恐 means "to fear" (恐怖, 恐慌); 惧 means "to dread" (畏惧). It is heavier and more literary than the everyday 害怕.

Related

Quick check

1. How does Chinese 恐惧 differ from Korean gong-po (恐怖)?

   • the second character is 惧 (CN) vs 怖 (KR)
   • the first character differs
   • opposite meaning
   • only the sound differs