胆小 膽小
胆小 膽小 dǎn xiǎo ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ daam2 siu2 HSK 5 高階級 · Level 4
- cowardice
- timid
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胆 膽
- 壮胆 壯膽 zhuàng dǎn ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄉㄢˇ zong3 daam2 to get one’s courage up
- 大胆 大膽 dà dǎn ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄢˇ daai6 daam2 brazen
- 胆子 膽子 dǎn zi ㄉㄢˇ ˙ㄗ daam2 zi2 courage
- 胆怯 膽怯 dǎn qiè ㄉㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄝˋ daam2 hip3 timidity
- 胆量 膽量 dǎn liàng ㄉㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ daam2 loeng6 courage
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- 胆固醇 膽固醇 dǎn gù chún ㄉㄢˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄣˊ daam2 gu3 seon4 cholesterol
- 提心吊胆 提心吊膽 tí xīn diào dǎn ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄢˇ tai4 sam1 diu3 daam2 (idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge
- 内胆 內膽 nèi dǎn ㄋㄟˋ ㄉㄢˇ noi6 daam2 inner container (e.g. the rice pot inside a rice cooker, the vacuum bottle inside a thermos, the tank inside a hot water heater, the bladder of a football)
- 丧胆 喪膽 sàng dǎn ㄙㄤˋ ㄉㄢˇ song3 daam2 panic-stricken
- 孤胆 孤膽 gū dǎn ㄍㄨ ㄉㄢˇ gu1 daam2 solitary hero
- 心胆 心膽 xīn dǎn ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄢˇ sam1 daam2 courage
- 放胆 放膽 fàng dǎn ㄈㄤˋ ㄉㄢˇ fong3 daam2 to act boldly
- 斗胆 斗膽 dǒu dǎn ㄉㄡˇ ㄉㄢˇ dau2 daam2 (courteous) to be so bold as to
- 海胆 海膽 hǎi dǎn ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄢˇ hoi2 daam2 (zoology) sea urchin
- 熊胆 熊膽 xióng dǎn ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄉㄢˇ hung4 daam2 bear gall (used in TCM)
- 独胆 獨膽 dú dǎn ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄢˇ duk6 daam2 individually courageous
- 瓶胆 瓶膽 píng dǎn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢˇ ping4 daam2 the vacuum bottle within the outer case of a thermos
- 破胆 破膽 pò dǎn ㄆㄛˋ ㄉㄢˇ po3 daam2 to be scared stiff
- 胆儿 膽兒 dǎn r ㄉㄢˇ ㄦ daam2 ji4 see 胆子
- 胆力 膽力 dǎn lì ㄉㄢˇ ㄌㄧˋ daam2 lik6 courage
小
- 国小 國小 guó xiǎo ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ gwok3 siu2 elementary school (Tw)
- 大小 dà xiǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ daai6 siu2 large and small
- 小丑 xiǎo chǒu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄡˇ siu2 cau2 clown
- 小人 xiǎo rén ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ siu2 jan4 person of low social status (old)
- 小伙 xiǎo huǒ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ siu2 fo2 young guy
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- 小便 xiǎo biàn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ siu2 bin6 urine
- 小偷 xiǎo tōu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄡ siu2 tau1 thief
- 小区 小區 xiǎo qū ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩ siu2 keoi1 housing estate; community; neighborhood
- 小卒 xiǎo zú ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄨˊ siu2 zeot1 foot soldier
- 小吃 xiǎo chī ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔ siu2 hek3 street food; snack
- 小品 xiǎo pǐn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄆㄧㄣˇ siu2 ban2 short, simple literary or artistic creation
- 小型 xiǎo xíng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ siu2 jing4 small scale
- 小姐 xiǎo jie ㄒㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄝ siu2 ze2 young lady
- 小子 xiǎo zi ㄒㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄗ siu2 zi2 (coll.) boy
- 小孩 xiǎo hái ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄞˊ siu2 haai4 child
- 小学 小學 xiǎo xué ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ siu2 hok6 elementary school; primary school
- 小康 xiǎo kāng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄤ siu2 hong1 moderately affluent
- 小心 xiǎo xīn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ siu2 sam1 to be careful
- 小于 小於 xiǎo yú ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ siu2 jyu1 less than, <
- 小时 小時 xiǎo shí ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ siu2 si4 hour
Idioms with these characters
- 赤胆忠心 赤膽忠心 chì dǎn zhōng xīn ㄔˋ ㄉㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ cek3 daam2 zung1 sam1 lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty
- 胆小如鼠 膽小如鼠 dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨˇ daam2 siu2 jyu4 syu2 (idiom) chicken-hearted; gutless
- 胆战心惊 膽戰心驚 dǎn zhàn xīn jīng ㄉㄢˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄥ daam2 zin3 sam1 ging1 to tremble with fear (idiom)
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- 独胆英雄 獨膽英雄 dú dǎn yīng xióng ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄢˇ ㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄥˊ duk6 daam2 jing1 hung4 bold and courageous hero (idiom)
- 肝胆相照 肝膽相照 gān dǎn xiāng zhào ㄍㄢ ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄠˋ gon1 daam2 soeng1 ziu3 to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion
- 狗胆包天 狗膽包天 gǒu dǎn bāo tiān ㄍㄡˇ ㄉㄢˇ ㄅㄠ ㄊㄧㄢ gau2 daam2 baau1 tin1 extremely daring (idiom)
- 惊心胆颤 驚心膽顫 jīng xīn dǎn chàn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄢˇ ㄔㄢˋ ging1 sam1 daam2 zin3 frightening
- 披肝沥胆 披肝瀝膽 pī gān lì dǎn ㄆㄧ ㄍㄢ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄢˇ pei1 gon1 lik6 daam2 lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom); wholehearted loyalty
- 剖肝沥胆 剖肝瀝膽 pōu gān lì dǎn ㄆㄡ ㄍㄢ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄢˇ fau2 gon1 lik6 daam2 (idiom) to be completely honest and sincere
- 倾心吐胆 傾心吐膽 qīng xīn tǔ dǎn ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄢˇ king1 sam1 tou3 daam2 to pour out one's heart (idiom)
- 矮小精悍 ǎi xiǎo jīng hàn ㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ ai2 siu2 zing1 hon6 short but intrepid (idiom)
- 不拘小节 不拘小節 bù jū xiǎo jié ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bat1 keoi1 siu2 zit3 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
- 不容小觑 不容小覷 bù róng xiǎo qù ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩˋ bat1 jung4 siu2 ceoi3 (idiom) not to be underestimated; not to be taken lightly
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- 柴门小户 柴門小戶 chái mén xiǎo hù ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨˋ caai4 mun4 siu2 wu6 woodcutter's cottage (idiom); poor person's hovel
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ daai6 gaai1 siu2 hong6 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
- 大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ daai6 geng1 siu2 gwaai3 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
- 打小算盘 打小算盤 dǎ xiǎo suàn pán ㄉㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄢˊ daa2 siu2 syun3 pun4 lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
- 短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ dyun2 siu2 zing1 hon6 (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
Example sentences
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她 胆小 膽小 。
She is cowardly.
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他 是 个 個 胆小鬼 膽小鬼 。
He is afraid of his own shadow.
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你 就是 胆小鬼 膽小鬼 。
You're just a coward.
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汤姆 湯姆 是 胆小鬼 膽小鬼 。
Tom is a coward.
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你们 你們 全都 是 胆小鬼 膽小鬼
You're all cowards.
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