哪怕
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
哪怕 (nǎpà) · even if
哪怕 (nǎpà) means “even if; even though”. It is written with 2 characters: 哪 (which) + 怕 (to be afraid of). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 哪怕 is built
The characters
哪 nǎ · which
What 哪 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 那nà — that
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 那 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
怕 pà · to be afraid of
What 怕 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 白bái — white
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 忄 gives the meaning, 白 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
哪怕下雨，我也要去。Nǎpà xià yǔ, wǒ yě yào qù.Even if it rains, I'm still going.
哪怕很累，他也每天跑步。Nǎpà hěn lèi, tā yě měi tiān pǎo bù.Even when he's tired, he runs every day.
Questions about 哪怕
What does 哪怕 mean?
哪怕 (nǎpà) means “even if; even though”.
How do you pronounce 哪怕?
哪怕 is pronounced nǎpà.
Which HSK level is 哪怕?
哪怕 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 哪里nǎlǐwhere
- 哪儿nǎrwhere
- 哪些nǎxiēwhich ones
- 哪个nǎgewhich
- 哪nǎwhich
- 可怕kěpàscary
- 害怕hàipàto be afraid
- 恐怕kǒngpàI'm afraid (that)
- 怕pàto be afraid of
Learn 哪怕 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 30: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.