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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)

胆怯
dǎnqiè
timid
HSK 6
放胆
fàngdǎn
to act boldly
胆儿
dǎnr
see [[膽子|胆子<dǎnzi>]]
胆力
dǎnlì
courage
胆囊
dǎnnáng
gall bladder
胆大
dǎndà
daring
斗胆
dǒudǎn
(courteous) to be so bold as to
心胆
xīndǎn
courage
胆子
dǎnzi
courage
胆寒
dǎnhán
to fear
胆小
dǎnxiǎo
cowardice
胆战
dǎnzhàn
to tremble with fear
胆敢
dǎngǎn
to dare (negative connotation)
胆气
dǎnqì
courageous
胆汁
dǎnzhī
gall
胆略
dǎnlüè
courage and resource
胆石
dǎnshí
gallstone
海胆
hǎidǎn
sea urchin
胆破
dǎnpò
to be frightened to death
胆管
dǎnguǎn
bile duct

Metadata

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

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