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胆子 (dǎn zi): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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胆子 (dǎn zi): Courage (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

胆子 consists of 2 characters.

gallbladder; courage, boldness

child, offspring, seed, small thing

Example Sentences with 胆子

tā他

dǎn胆

zǐ子

hěn很

xiǎo小

，

lián连

dòng动

wù物

yuán园

de的

lǎo老

hǔ虎

dōu都

bù不

gǎn敢

kào靠

jìn近

。

He is very timid and doesn't even dare to approach the tigers at the zoo.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 胆子.

Words with 胆

壮胆zhuàng dǎn
大胆dà dǎn
胆小dǎn xiǎo
胆怯dǎn qiè
胆量dǎn liàng
胆小鬼dǎn xiǎo guǐ
提心吊胆tí xīn diào dǎn

Words with 子

儿子ér ziHSK 1
杯子bēi ziHSK 1
桌子zhuō ziHSK 1
椅子yǐ ziHSK 1
妻子qī ziHSK 2
孩子hái ziHSK 2
个子gè ziHSK 3
句子jù ziHSK 3