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title: "Shengpa Meaning: 生怕 (shēngpà) Means “for fear that”"
description: "生怕 (shēngpà) means “for fear that; to be afraid that”. Hear its tones, see what 生 and 怕 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shengpa"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 生怕 mean?

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生怕 shēngpà

## for fear that; to be afraid that

## Its characters

1. 生 shēng to give birth to
2. 怕 pà to fear

## In a sentence

她走得很轻，生怕吵醒孩子。 She walked softly, for fear of waking the child.

[More about 生怕](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%94%9F%E6%80%95)

## More words with 生 or 怕

- [毕业生 bìyèshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biyesheng)
- [产生 chǎnshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chansheng)
- [出生 chūshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chusheng)
- [诞生 dànshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dansheng)
- [大学生 dàxuéshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daxuesheng)
- [发生 fāshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fasheng)
- [害怕 hàipà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haipa)
- [花生 huāshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huasheng)
- [抗生素 kàngshēngsù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kangshengsu)
- [考生 kǎoshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaosheng)

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