胆 dǎn

gall bladder; bravery, courage

HSK 5 #1352

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

胆小鬼 dǎn xiǎo guǐ
HSK 5
coward
胆怯 dǎn qiè
HSK 6
timidity; timid; cowardly
大胆 dà dǎn brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless
胆量 dǎn liàng courage; boldness; guts
胆子 dǎn zi courage; nerve; guts
胆小 dǎn xiǎo cowardice; timid
胆敢 dǎn gǎn to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth)
胆固醇 dǎn gù chún cholesterol
提心吊胆 tí xīn diào dǎn (saying) to be very scared and on edge
胆识 dǎn shí courage and insight
海胆 hǎi dǎn sea urchin
胆碱 dǎn jiǎn choline (amine related to vitamin B complex)
胆大 dǎn dà daring; bold; audacious
胆战心惊 dǎn zhàn xīn jīng to tremble with fear (idiom); scared witless
明目张胆 míng mù zhāng dǎn openly and without fear; brazenly
胆囊 dǎn náng gall bladder
胆汁 dǎn zhī gall; bile
胆大包天 dǎn dà bāo tiān reckless; extremely daring
心惊胆战 xīn jīng dǎn zhàn lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear; scared witless
斗胆 dǒu dǎn (courteous) to be so bold as to
胆寒 dǎn hán to fear; to be terrified
闻风丧胆 wén fēng sàng dǎn hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news
胆大妄为 dǎn dà wàng wéi daring; presumptuous; daredevil
胆管 dǎn guǎn bile duct
卧薪尝胆 wò xīn cháng dǎn lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom); fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge; lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge
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