胆小

dǎn xiǎo · dan xiao

Traditional 膽小

Meaning

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  1. cowardice
  2. timid

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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