# 胆怯 (dǎnqiè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 胆怯 (dǎnqiè) means “timid; cowardly”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: timid; cowardly
- Pinyin: dǎnqiè (dan3 qie4)
- Traditional: 膽怯
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 面对困难，我们不能胆怯。
  Miànduì kùnnan, wǒmen bù néng dǎnqiè.
  Faced with difficulties, we must not be timid.

## Characters

- [胆](https://hanziro.com/word/dan-courage/) (dǎn): courage; guts
- 怯 (qiè): timid; cowardly

https://hanziro.com/word/dan-qie-timid/

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