大胆

大膽
dàdǎn
adjective HSK 5 #4,758

Meanings

  1. 1 bold; daring; audacious

Characters

Having a big gallbladder - in Chinese culture, the gallbladder represents courage.

Examples

HSK 4
Dàdǎn de shuō chū nǐ de xiǎngfǎ.
Boldly speak out your ideas.
HSK 5
Zhège shèjì fēicháng dàdǎn.
This design is very bold.
HSK 7-9
Tā tài dàdǎn le, jìnggǎn fǎnduì lǐngdǎo.
He's too audacious - he actually dared to oppose the leader.

Tips

culture
In Chinese medicine and culture, 胆 (gallbladder) represents courage. 胆大 and 大胆 both mean bold. 胆小 means cowardly (literally 'small gallbladder').

Stroke Order

大 dà
胆 dǎn