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胆怯 (dǎn qiè) – timidity

dǎn qiè

timidity

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 膽怯0 example sentences

Definitions

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

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胆怯

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膽怯

Traditional

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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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