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Grammar Pattern Profile · pa-shi-yao
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怕是要...

📊 Corpus Indexed: 3 clips
Structure: [主语] + 怕是要 + [谓词/短语]
💡 Usage:

Core sentence pattern in modern spoken Mandarin.

Sentence Pattern
Derived Expressions: 📌 怕 (3) → 📌 怕是 (3) → 📌 怕是要 (3) → 📌 是 (3) → 📌 要 (3) → 📌 不 (1) →

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不然小人怕是要犯下大错了
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不然小人 怕是要 犯下大错了

(多亏王妃及时发现竹笋上的蹊跷) ── Previous context

“I would've made a terrible mistake.”

《御赐小仵作》 · 24:49 [历史宫廷]
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尸身怕是要腐坏啊
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尸身 怕是要 腐坏啊

(如今天气湿热) ── Previous context

“the body might decompose before then.”

《御赐小仵作》 · 23:52 [警匪刑侦]
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怕是要去寻二王子
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怕是要 去寻二王子

(三法司的人从西南出城) ── Previous context

“They're likely going after Second Prince.”

《御赐小仵作》 · 13:02
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