大胆

大膽

dàdǎn

adjective HSK 5 #4,758

Meanings

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

大胆地说出你的想法。

Dàdǎn de shuō chū nǐ de xiǎngfǎ.

Boldly speak out your ideas.

这个设计非常大胆。

Zhège shèjì fēicháng dàdǎn.

This design is very bold.

他太大胆了，竟敢反对领导。

Tā tài dàdǎn le, jìnggǎn fǎnduì lǐngdǎo.

He's too audacious — he actually dared to oppose the leader.

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').

大 dà

胆 dǎn