# 胆小鬼 (dǎnxiǎoguǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 胆小鬼 (dǎnxiǎoguǐ) means “coward”. It was previously included at level 5 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: coward
- Pinyin: dǎnxiǎoguǐ (dan3 xiao3 gui3)
- Traditional: 膽小鬼
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 别再笑话他是个胆小鬼了。
  Bié zài xiàohua tā shì gè dǎnxiǎoguǐ le.
  Stop laughing at him for being a coward.

## Characters

- [胆](https://hanziro.com/word/dan-courage/) (dǎn): courage; guts
- [小](https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-small/) (xiǎo): small; little
- [鬼](https://hanziro.com/word/gui-ghost/) (guǐ): ghost; spirit

https://hanziro.com/word/dan-xiao-gui-coward/

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