懦夫

nuòfū

noun #4,677

Measure Word

一个懦夫 gè

Meanings

1 coward

Characters

cowardly; timid

Examples

HSK 4

别做懦夫，勇敢面对！

Bié zuò nuòfū, yǒnggǎn miànduì!

Don't be a coward - face it bravely!

HSK 7-9

他不是懦夫，只是小心谨慎。

Tā bùshì nuòfū, zhǐshì xiǎoxīn jǐnshèn.

He's not a coward; he's just cautious.

Tips

memory

懦 has the heart radical (忄) - cowardice lives in the heart. 夫 means 'man,' so 懦夫 is literally a 'timid man.'

Stroke Order

懦 nuò

夫 fū