只怕

I'm afraid that... / perhaps / maybe / very likely

Characters and words in 只怕

only / merely / just / but

= + : Mnemonic symbol: this character looks like something (a head?) on two legs. I'll just represent it by a cuttlefish (只). James II of England (zh) has been in the space station (Ø3) as the only (只) one for too long and went mad. He thinks he's holding a mandarin (口), but he's just about to bite into merely (只) an eight ball (八). On the top of his head is a cuttlefish (只) he mistook for a hat.
variant of 只[zhi3]
grain that has begun to ripen
variant of 只[zhi3]
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
surname Pa

= + : Someone is approaching Pinocchio with a flail in the ashram's bathroom. He can do nothing but wave his white flag in terror.
to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps

= + : Someone is approaching Pinocchio with a flail in the ashram's bathroom. He can do nothing but wave his white flag in terror.

Words with 只怕

lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb) / fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb) / fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority
see 天下無難事,只怕有心人|天下无难事,只怕有心人[tian1 xia4 wu2 nan2 shi4 , zhi3 pa4 you3 xin1 ren2]
there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom) / persistence will overcome

Sentences with 只怕

只怕 currently does not appear in any sentence.