Hanzi
Traditional
膽
Simplified
胆

gall bladder/courage/guts/gall/inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

dǎn, tán, tǎn, dá

Bopomofo

ㄉㄢˇ, ㄊㄢˊ, ㄊㄢˇ, ㄉㄚˊ

Jyutping

daam2

Example sentences

大膽 / 大胆 dàdǎn
他大膽地向她求婚。
他大胆地向她求婚。

He boldly proposed to her.

一派 yīpài
這一派畫家的畫風新穎，用色也十分大膽。
这一派画家的画风新颖，用色也十分大胆。

The style of this school of painters is innovative, and their use of color is very bold.

膽子 / 胆子 dǎnzi
他的膽子很大，什麼都敢嘗試。
他的胆子很大，什么都敢尝试。

He is very brave and dares to try anything.

膽小 / 胆小 dǎnxiǎo
他從小就很膽小，連晚上一個人在家都害怕。
他从小就很胆小，连晚上一个人在家都害怕。

He has been timid since he was a child, and is even afraid of being home alone at night.

畏縮 / 畏缩 wèisuō
他性格膽小，遇到困難總是畏縮。
他性格胆小，遇到困难总是畏缩。

He has a timid personality and always flinches when facing difficulties.

提心吊膽 / 提心吊胆 tíxīndiàodǎn
這條山路非常險峻，讓人提心吊膽。
这条山路非常险峻，让人提心吊胆。

This mountain road is very steep and dangerous, making people feel fearful.

Example Vocabulary

大膽

da4'dan3

bold; daring; audacious

膽固醇

dan3'gu4'chun2

膽子

dan3'zi

courage; guts; bravery

膽小

dan3'xiao3

timid; cowardly

膽小鬼

dan3'xiao3'gui3

心驚膽戰

xin1'jing1'dan3'zhan4

提心吊膽

ti2'xin1'diao4'dan3

to be on tenterhooks; to be fearful and anxious

斗膽

海膽

hai3'dan3

肝膽相照

gan1'dan3'xiang1'zhao4

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