dǎn

Traditional: 膽

HSK 5

胆 (dǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “gall bladder; courage; guts”.

Meanings

  1. 1gall bladder
  2. 2courage
  3. 3guts
  4. 4gall
  5. 5inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
Part of speech
noun

Related words

胆小鬼coward大胆brazen胆量courage胆子courage胆小cowardice胆敢to dare (negative connotation)胆怯timidity胆固醇cholesterol提心吊胆(idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge胆识courage and insight海胆(zoology) sea urchin胆碱choline (amine related to vitamin B complex)

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