coward (n.)
HSK 5
Traditional
膽小鬼
Radicals
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Examples
他是个胆小鬼，连看恐怖电影都不敢。 tā shì gè dǎnxiǎoguǐ, lián kàn kǒngbù diànyǐng dōu bù gǎn - He is a coward; he's even afraid to watch horror movies.
她小时候是个胆小鬼，总是害怕黑暗和陌生人。 tā xiǎoshíhòu shì gè dǎnxiǎoguǐ, zǒngshì hàipà hēi'àn hé mòshēng rén - She was a scaredy-cat when she was young, always afraid of darkness and strangers.
他对野生动物非常害怕，被朋友们戏称为胆小鬼。 tā duì yěshēng dòngwù fēicháng hàipà, bèi péngyǒumen xìchēng wèi dǎnxiǎoguǐ - He is very afraid of wild animals and is jokingly called a scaredy-cat by his friends.
那只猫对陌生人特别胆小，总是躲藏起来。 nà zhī māo duì mòshēng rén tèbié dǎnxiǎo, zǒngshì duǒcáng qǐlái - That cat is especially timid around strangers, always hiding away.
她试图克服自己的胆小鬼心理，勇敢地面对恐惧。 tā shìtú kèfú zìjǐ de dǎnxiǎoguǐ xīnlǐ, yǒnggǎn de miàn duì kǒngjù - She tries to overcome her scaredy-cat mentality and face her fears bravely.
Characters
小 xiǎo - small | HSK 1
胆 dǎn - (TCM) gallbladder |
鬼 guǐ - ghost |