膽

dǎn

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Noun

膽 (dǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “gall bladder”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

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Example

他做事很有膽,從來不怕困難。

He's bold in what he does and never fears difficulties.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).