胆
怯

Timidity in Chinese: 胆怯 (dǎn qiè)

dǎn qiè

timidity

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 膽怯1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1timidity
  2. 2timid
  3. 3cowardly

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胆
怯

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄢˇ

dǎn

ㄉ/ dㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄑㄧㄝˋ

qiè

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

胆怯

Simplified

膽怯

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 面对困难，他从不胆怯。

    miàn duì kùn nán， tā cóng bù dǎn qiè。

    In the face of difficulty, he is never timid.

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Related words

胆

dǎn

gall bladder

大胆

dà dǎn

brazen

胆小

dǎn xiǎo

cowardice

胆子

dǎn zi

courage

壮胆

zhuàng dǎn

to get one’s courage up

胆小鬼

dǎn xiǎo guǐ

coward

提心吊胆

tí xīn diào dǎn

(saying) to be very scared and on edge

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