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dǎn
HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. gall bladder
  2. 2. courage
  3. 3. guts
  4. 4. gall
  5. 5. inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10752802)

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Words Containing 胆

惊心胆颤
jīng xīn dǎn chàn

frightening

丧胆
sàng dǎn

panic-stricken

龙肝凤胆
lóng gān fèng dǎn

rare food

壮胆
zhuàng dǎn

to get one’s courage up

胆小如鼠
dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ

(idiom) chicken-hearted; gutless

胆略
dǎn lüe4

courage and resource

熊胆草
xióng dǎn cǎo

Conyza blinii

胆石症
dǎn shí zhèng

gallstone

胆子
dǎn zi

courage

胆固醇
dǎn gù chún

cholesterol

胆石
dǎn shí

gallstone

胆力
dǎn lì

courage

孤胆
gū dǎn

solitary hero

剖肝沥胆
pōu gān lì dǎn

to be completely honest and sincere (idiom)

胆敢
dǎn gǎn

to dare (negative connotation)

胆囊
dǎn náng

gall bladder

胆结石
dǎn jié shí

gallstone

壮起胆子
zhuàng qǐ dǎn zi

to proceed with sth even though scared; to put on a brave face

吃熊心豹子胆
chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn

to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)

苦胆
kǔ dǎn

gall bladder

胆气
dǎn qì

courageous

明目张胆
míng mù zhāng dǎn

openly and without fear

胆量
dǎn liàng

courage

胆破
dǎn pò

to be frightened to death

肝胆相照
gān dǎn xiāng zhào

to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion

心惊胆战
xīn jīng dǎn zhàn

lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear

心胆俱裂
xīn dǎn jù liè

to be scared out of one's wits (idiom)

闻风丧胆
wén fēng sàng dǎn

hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news

倾心吐胆
qīng xīn tǔ dǎn

to pour out one's heart (idiom)

胆道
dǎn dào

bile duct

心惊胆颤
xīn jīng dǎn chàn

see 心驚膽戰|心惊胆战[xīn jīng dǎn zhàn]

胆红素
dǎn hóng sù

bilirubin

胆绿素
dǎn lǜ sù

biliverdin

碎心裂胆
suì xīn liè dǎn

in mortal fear (idiom)

胆碱酯酶
dǎn jiǎn zhǐ méi

choline esterase (ChE), hydrolyzing enzyme in blood plasma

破胆
pò dǎn

to be scared stiff

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[gōu jiàn]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)

胆惊心颤
dǎn jīng xīn chàn

see 心驚膽戰|心惊胆战[xīn jīng dǎn zhàn]

胆肥
dǎn féi

brazen

胆寒
dǎn hán

to fear

胆大包天
dǎn dà bāo tiān

reckless

赤胆忠心
chì dǎn zhōng xīn

lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty

胆石绞痛
dǎn shí jiǎo tòng

gallstone colic

胆碱
dǎn jiǎn

choline (amine related to vitamin B complex)

吓破胆
xià pò dǎn

to be scared out of one's wits

大胆
dà dǎn

brazen

色胆包天
sè dǎn bāo tiān

debauched (idiom)

提心吊胆
tí xīn diào dǎn

(saying) to be very scared and on edge

海胆
hǎi dǎn

sea urchin

孤胆英雄
gū dǎn yīng xióng

solitary hero

破胆寒心
pò dǎn hán xīn

to be scared out of one's wits

胆大
dǎn dà

daring

胆颤心惊
dǎn chàn xīn jīng

panic-stricken

独胆
dú dǎn

individually courageous

有胆量
yǒu dǎn liàng

courageous

乙酰胆碱
yǐ xiān dǎn jiǎn

acetylcholine ACh (amine related to vitamin B complex)

鼠胆
shǔ dǎn

cowardly

龙胆
lóng dǎn

rough gentian

胆大妄为
dǎn dà wàng wéi

daredevil

龙胆紫
lóng dǎn zǐ

gentian violet C25H30ClN3

胆战心惊
dǎn zhàn xīn jīng

to tremble with fear (idiom)

心胆
xīn dǎn

courage

胆管
dǎn guǎn

bile duct

胆小鬼
dǎn xiǎo guǐ

coward

一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn

devoid of fear (idiom)

胆识
dǎn shí

courage and insight

狗胆包天
gǒu dǎn bāo tiān

extremely daring (idiom)

披肝沥胆
pī gān lì dǎn

lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom); wholehearted loyalty

胆战
dǎn zhàn

to tremble with fear

有色无胆
yǒu sè wú dǎn

to be perverse and suggestive towards the opposite sex, but shrinking back when provoked to act on it

胆怯
dǎn qiè

timidity

胆小
dǎn xiǎo

cowardice

胆色素
dǎn sè sù

bilirubin

胆汁
dǎn zhī

gall