Chinese word

畏惧

Pronunciation

Pinyinwèi jù

Meaning

  • verbbe afraid of

Example

别畏惧失败。bié wèi jù shī bài

Don't be afraid of failure.

Illustration for 畏惧 (be afraid of)

More examples

他不再畏惧新的挑战。tā bú zài wèi jù xīn de tiǎo zhàn

He is no longer afraid of new challenges.

Core concept

A strong fear that makes a person shrink from confronting a challenge.

Common phrases

  • 畏惧失败wèi jù shī bài

    be afraid of failure

  • 感到畏惧gǎn dào wèi jù

    feel afraid

  • 畏惧权威wèi jù quán wēi

    be afraid of authority

Similar words

害怕hài pà: To feel afraid or worried about danger or an unwanted result.
怕pà: To feel afraid or hesitate because of fear, in everyday speech.
惧怕jù pà: To feel intense fear that weighs on the mind and leads to avoidance.
畏缩wèi suō: To shrink back or become less active because of fear or worry.

Definition in Chinese

感到害怕或恐惧，内心想回避或不敢面对某事物。gǎn dào hài pà huò kǒng jù nèi xīn xiǎng huí bì huò bù gǎn miàn duì mǒu shì wù

Word origin

畏 (wèi, "dread") + 惧 (jù, "fear") form 畏惧 (wèijù, "fear"), with the paired characters reinforcing the sense of fear directed toward something.

Usage tips

  • This verb can describe fear of an outcome, not only fear of a person or object, so abstract nouns such as failure fit naturally as its objects.

Other meanings

  • fearnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 畏惧感wèi jù gǎnfearnoun
  • 畏惧不前wèi jù bù qiánbe too afraid to move forwardidiom

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