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胆小

dǎn xiǎo · dan xiao

Traditional 膽小

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. cowardice
  2. timid
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The roller coaster

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不敢(bùgǎn)坐(zuò)那个(nàge)过山车(guòshānchē)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)胆小(dǎnxiǎo)。

    I dare not ride that roller coaster. I am very timid.

  2. Liangliang

    胆小(dǎnxiǎo)没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)陪(péi)你(nǐ)。

    Being timid is fine. I will go with you.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)不(bù)怕(pà)吗(ma)？

    Are you not scared?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)有点(yǒudiǎn)胆小(dǎnxiǎo)，但是(dànshì)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)试试(shìshì)。

    I am a bit timid too, but I want to try.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)玩(wán)旋转木马(xuánzhuǎnmùmǎ)吧(ba)？

    Then shall we go on the carousel?

  6. Liangliang

    好主意(hǎozhǔyi)，旋转木马(xuánzhuǎnmùmǎ)最(zuì)适合(shìhé)我们(wǒmen)两个(liǎnggè)。

    Good idea. The carousel suits the two of us best.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

老(lǎo)鼠(shǔ)是(shì)胆(dǎn)小(xiǎo)的(de)生(shēng)物(wù)。

A mouse is a timid creature.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

鲍(bào)伯(bó)非(fēi)常(cháng)胆(dǎn)小(xiǎo)，和(hé)女(nǚ)生(shēng)聊(liáo)天(tiān)时(shí)会(huì)脸(liǎn)红(hóng)。

Bob is very timid and blushes when chatting with girls.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CP · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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