dreadful in Chinese

HSK 3.0 · Level 2

kěpà

awful
dreadful
fearful
formidable
frightful
scary
hideous
horrible
terrible
terribly

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Example sentences

wǒ 我 zhīdào 知道， wǒ 我 zuò 做 le 了 hěn 很 kěpà 可怕 de 的 shì 事。

I know I did an awful thing.
wǒ 我 dé 得 le 了 yī 一 zhǒng 种 kěpà 可怕 de 的 gǎnmào 感冒。

I've caught a terrible cold.

Other words for dreadful

可畏 kěwèi

dreadful; formidable
骇人（駭人） hàirén

terrifying; shocking; dreadful
了得 liǎode

exceptional; outstanding; dreadful; appalling
糟透 zāotòu

in a bad state; horrible; dreadful; entirely regrettable

5 entries in ChineseDict list "dreadful" as a meaning.