可怕 Traditional form: 可怕 Pinyin (reading): kěpà Definitions: awful dreadful fearful formidable frightful scary hideous horrible terrible terribly Characters: 可 - may, can, -able; possibly 怕 - to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive Traditional characters: 可 - may, can, -able; possibly 怕 - to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive