胆
小
鬼

Coward in Chinese: 胆小鬼 (dǎn xiǎo guǐ)

dǎn xiǎo guǐ

coward

HSK 5Traditional: 膽小鬼2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1coward

Stroke order

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胆
小
鬼

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄉㄢˇ

dǎn

ㄉ/ dㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄠˇ

xiǎo

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄍㄨㄟˇ

guǐ

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

胆小鬼

Simplified

膽小鬼

Traditional

Example sentences

See 胆小鬼 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他是个胆小鬼。

    tā shì gè dǎn xiǎo guǐ。

    He is afraid of his own shadow.

  • 你就是胆小鬼。

    nǐ jiù shì dǎn xiǎo guǐ。

    You're just a coward.

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Related words

小

xiǎo

small

胆

dǎn

gall bladder

鬼

guǐ

disembodied spirit

小姐

xiǎo jie

young lady

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

小说

xiǎo shuō

novel

缩小

suō xiǎo

to reduce

小吃

xiǎo chī

snack

小麦

xiǎo mài

wheat

小气

xiǎo qì

stingy

小偷

xiǎo tōu

thief

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