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大胆

大膽
dàdǎn
adjective HSK 5 #4,758

Meanings

  1. 1 bold; daring; audacious

Characters

大
dà
big; great
胆
dǎn
gallbladder; courage; guts
Having a big gallbladder — in Chinese culture, the gallbladder represents courage.

Examples

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.

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