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大胆

dàdǎn

bold; brave

A person facing a lion
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Characters in this word

大 dà

Strokes
3
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
一 one 人 man, person
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

胆 dǎn

Strokes
9
Radical
⺼ — meat, flesh
Made of
⺼ meat, flesh 旦 dawn
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 你很大胆。 Nǐ hěn dàdǎn. You are very bold.
  • 大胆说吧。 Dàdǎn shuō ba. Go ahead and speak boldly.
  • 他大胆地问。 Tā dàdǎn de wèn. He asks boldly.

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