How to Say ‘Everyone is more afraid of hurting feelings’ in Traditional Chinese
大家比較怕傷感情
dà jiā bǐ jiào pà shāng gǎn qíng
[dah-jyah bee jyow pà shāng gǎnqíng]
💬 Usage Tip: 比較 often appears without anything being compared and just means "rather" or "tend to". For example, 我比較喜歡茶 "I'd rather have tea".
Phrase Breakdown
大家比較怕
dà jiā bǐ jiào pà
everyone is rather afraid
大家 (everyone) + 比較 (rather/more) + 怕 (afraid). In Taiwan, 較 is often said jiào.
大家比較怕冷。
Everyone is rather afraid of the cold.
Words in this phrase
大家
dà jiā
[dah-jyah]
everyone; everybody
Refers to a group of people you’re addressing (friends, family, coworkers). Common in greetings: 祝大家…
祝大家新年幸福，闔家團圓。
Wishing everyone a happy New Year and a reunited family.
比較
bǐ jiào
[bee jyow]
relatively; comparatively; rather
Used to compare things or say something is relatively more this or that.
這樣走比較遠，我們換路吧。
Going this way is relatively farther; let’s change routes.
怕
pà
[pà]
to be afraid of; to fear
Verb expressing fear or worry about something.
我怕遲到。
I'm afraid of being late.
傷感情
shāng gǎn qíng
[shāng gǎnqíng]
to hurt feelings; damage a relationship
To harm the emotional bond between people.
為了錢吵架很傷感情。
Fighting over money really hurts relationships.
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