胆
小
Cowardice in Chinese: 胆小 (dǎn xiǎo)
dǎn xiǎo
cowardice
HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 膽小1 example sentence
Definitions
- 1cowardice
- 2timid
Stroke order
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胆
小
Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄉㄢˇ
dǎn
ㄉ/ dㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone
ㄒㄧㄠˇ
xiǎo
ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone
Simplified & traditional
胆小
Simplified
膽小
Traditional
Example sentences
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他从小就胆小，怕黑也怕狗。
tā cóng xiǎo jiù dǎn xiǎo， pà hēi yě pà gǒu。
He's been timid since childhood, afraid of the dark and of dogs.
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