畏惧

wèi jù · HSK 7

to fear

😱 畏 dread + 惧 fear = two fear-words stacked, so it means deep dread

Both 畏 and 惧 separately mean to fear, so 畏惧 doubles them into strong dread or foreboding. Sound-alike: wèi jù rhymes with way-jew. The 忄/心 heart radical in 惧 marks it as an emotion word.

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