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
胆量
dǎnliàng
courage; guts; nerve
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Example phrases
- 没有足够的胆量，改革者很难触碰那些长期存在的利益结构。 Méiyǒu zúgòu de dǎnliàng, gǎigézhě hěn nán chùpèng nàxiē chángqī cúnzài de lìyì jiégòu. Without enough courage, reformers will find it difficult to touch those long-standing structures of interest.
- 他没有胆量一个人走夜路。 Tā méiyǒu dǎnliàng yí ge rén zǒu yèlù. He doesn't have the nerve to walk alone at night.
- 小女孩很有胆量，敢摸那只大狗。 Xiǎo nǚhái hěn yǒu dǎnliàng, gǎn mō nà zhī dà gǒu. The little girl is brave and dares to pet that big dog.
Related words
- 大胆 dàdǎn bold; brave
- 胆 dǎn courage
- 胆小 dǎnxiǎo timid; cowardly
- 胆怯 dǎnqiè timid; cowardly; lacking courage
- 胆小鬼 dǎnxiǎoguǐ coward; scaredy-cat
- 提心吊胆 tíxīndiàodǎn to be very anxious; to be on tenterhooks
- 大量 dàliàng a large amount of
- 商量 shāngliang to discuss; to consult
- 尽量 jǐnliàng as much as possible
- 力量 lìliang power; strength
- 数量 shùliàng quantity
- 测量 cèliáng to measure