恐怕 Traditional form: 恐怕 Pinyin (reading): kǒngpà Definitions: fear to dread I'm afraid that... perhaps maybe Characters: 恐 - fearful, apprehensive; to fear, to dread 怕 - to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive Traditional characters: 恐 - fearful, apprehensive; to fear, to dread 怕 - to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive