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胆
膽
dǎn
1. gall bladder
2. courage
3. guts
4. gall
5. inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

胆
dǎn
gallbladder; gall, guts, courage
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

丧胆
sàngdǎn
panic-stricken
大胆
dàdǎn
brazen
孤胆
gūdǎn
solitary hero
心胆
xīndǎn
courage
放胆
fàngdǎn
to act boldly
斗胆
dǒudǎn
(courteous) to be so bold as to
海胆
hǎidǎn
sea urchin
熊胆
xióngdǎn
bear gall (used in TCM)
独胆
dúdǎn
individually courageous
破胆
pòdǎn
lit. to bust guts
胆儿
dǎnr
see [[膽子|胆子<dǎnzi>]]
胆力
dǎnlì
courage
胆囊
dǎnnáng
gall bladder
胆大
dǎndà
daring
胆子
dǎnzi
courage
胆寒
dǎnhán
to fear
胆小
dǎnxiǎo
cowardice
胆怯
dǎnqiè
timid
HSK 6
胆战
dǎnzhàn
to tremble with fear
胆敢
dǎngǎn
to dare (negative connotation)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,351
Word Frequency Rank
1,823 of 84,292

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