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Expressing "terrible" or "frightening" with 可怕 (kěpà)
Structure
可怕 + 的 + Noun
Explanation
The adjective 可怕 (kěpà) means "terrible," "frightening," or "dreadful" and is used to describe something that causes fear or is extremely unpleasant. It can modify nouns directly or serve as a predicate to describe situations and experiences.
Examples
昨晚那场暴风雨真的太可怕了。
zuówǎn nà chǎng bàofēngyǔ zhēn de tài kěpà le.
Last night's storm was really terrifying.
想到一个人住在那么偏僻的地方，就觉得可怕。
xiǎng dào yī gè rén zhù zài nàme piānpì de dìfāng, jiù juéde kěpà.
Just thinking about living alone in such a remote place feels scary.
这部电影里有几个非常可怕的场景。
zhè bù diànyǐng lǐ yǒu jǐ gè fēicháng kěpà de chǎngjǐng.
There are several very frightening scenes in this movie.
昨晚那场暴风雨真的太可怕了。
zuó wǎn nà chǎng bàofēngyǔ zhēn de tài kěpà le.
Last night's storm was really terrifying.
想到一个人住在那么偏僻的地方，就觉得可怕。
xiǎng dào yí gè rén zhù zài nàme piānpì de dìfāng, jiù juéde kěpà.
Thinking about living alone in such a remote place feels scary.
这部电影里有几个非常可怕的场景。
zhè bù diànyǐng lǐ yǒu jǐ gè fēicháng kěpà de chǎngjǐng.
There are several very frightening scenes in this movie.