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胆小 (dǎn xiǎo): Cowardice (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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胆 • dǎn • gallbladder; courage, boldness
dǎn
胆
gallbladder; courage, boldness
小 • xiǎo • small • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
xiǎo
小
small
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 胆小.
Words with
胆
大胆
dà dǎn
brazen
胆小鬼
dǎn xiǎo guǐ
coward
胆怯
dǎn qiè
timid; cowardly
胆量
dǎn liàng
Courage
提心吊胆
tí xīn diào dǎn
live in fear / be on tenterhooks
壮胆
zhuàng dǎn
to get one’s courage up
胆囊
dǎn náng
gallbladder
胆大
dǎn dà
bold; daring
Words with
小
小姐
xiǎo jiě
Miss; young lady
小学
xiǎo xué
elementary school; primary school
小学生
xiǎo xué shēng
primary school student
小朋友
xiǎo péng yǒu
child
从小
cóng xiǎo
from childhood
小时
xiǎo shí
hour
小孩儿
xiǎo hái r
child; kid
小时候
xiǎo shí hou
in one's childhood
4.
Example Sentences with 胆小
tā
他
shì
是
dǎn
胆
xiǎo
小
guǐ
鬼
，
bù
不
gǎn
敢
yí
一
gè
个
rén
人
shuì
睡
jiào
觉
。
He is a coward and dares not sleep alone.
tā
他
yīn
因
wèi
为
dǎn
胆
xiǎo
小
，
bù
不
gǎn
敢
yī
一
bié
别
dāng
当
dǎn
胆
xiǎo
小
guǐ
鬼
，
yǒng
勇
gǎn
敢
shuō
说
zài
在
guān
关
jiàn
键
shí
时
kè
刻
，
nà
那
ge
个
zì
自
chēng
zài
在
tán
谈
pàn
判
zhuō
桌
shàng
上
biǎo
表
xiàn
现
chū
出
qiè
怯
gè
个
rén
人
zǒu
走
yè
夜
lù
路
。
Because of his cowardice, he doesn't dare to walk alone at night.
chū
出
nǐ
你
de
的
xiǎng
想
fǎ
法
。
Don't be a coward; bravely speak your mind.
称
yǒng
勇
gǎn
敢
de
的
rén
人
què
却
biǎo
表
xiàn
现
dé
得
xiàng
像
gè
个
dǎn
胆
xiǎo
小
guǐ
鬼
。
At the critical moment, the person who claimed to be brave acted like a coward.
nuò
懦
，
huì
会
bèi
被
duì
对
shǒu
手
shì
视
wèi
为
dǎn
胆
xiǎo
小
guǐ
鬼
。
Showing timidity at the negotiating table will make you be seen as a coward by your opponent.
