Miaozi

胆

膽

dǎnㄉㄢˇ
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HSK 5TOCFL 7

Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    gall bladder

  2. 2

    courage

  3. 3

    guts

  4. 4

    gall

  5. 5

    inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)

Examples

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你膽子很大。

You've got a lot of guts.

他們稱他膽小鬼。

They called him a coward.

她有膽量說出來。

She had the nerve to speak out.

約翰看起來很勇敢，但其實是個膽小鬼。

John is brave in appearance, but is in reality a coward.

他是個膽小怕事的人。

He is a timid man.

Related

Related: 胆

壮胆

zhuàng dǎn

to get one’s courage up

大胆

dà dǎn

brazen

胆小

dǎn xiǎo

cowardice

胆量

dǎn liàng

courage

胆固醇

dǎn gù chún

cholesterol

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