Definition & Meaning

1.dreadful; horrible; terrifying

2.terror; horror

Word usage

kǒng bù

恐 怖

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HSK6 NHSK 789－2 Yu Wen 8 Pre-IntermediateMore

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1
adj.dreadful; horrible; terrifying
- wǒ yī shēng yě méi jiàn guo zhè me kǒng bù de shì
  我一生也没见过这么恐怖的事。
  Never in all my life have I seen such a horrible thing.
- zhè jí qí kǒng bù
  这极其恐怖。
  It was absolutely terrifying.
- tā kàn dào nà kǒng bù de qíng jǐng xià de fā dǒu
  她看到那恐怖的情景吓得发抖。
  She throbbed at the horrible sight.
synonym
kě pà可怕 kǒng jù恐惧 xià rén吓人 kǒng huāng恐慌 jīng sǒng惊悚 kè hài可骇
2
n.terror; horror
- tā biǎo xiàn chū bèi liè qǔ yī yàng de hài pà huò zhě kǒng bù
  他表现出被猎取一样的害怕或者恐怖。
  He reflects the fear or terror of one who is hunted.
- wǔ jǐng tū xí le zhè liàng chē cóng ér zhì zhǐ le gāi qǐ kǒng bù huó dòng
  武警突袭了这辆车从而制止了该起恐怖活动。
  The terror ended when armed police swooped on the car.
- cǎi qǔ kǒng bù shǒu duàn
  采取恐怖手段
  adopt terrorist methods

Word usage

Note
"恐怖" different from "恐惧". 恐惧" has no nounal usage; when used as an adjective, "恐怖" carries a stronger meaning than "恐惧", and it mostly refers to fear caused by threats to life.

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