# 胆小 (dǎnxiǎo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 胆小 (dǎnxiǎo) means “timid; cowardly; fearful”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: timid; cowardly; fearful
- Pinyin: dǎnxiǎo (dan3 xiao3)
- Traditional: 膽小
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 那只小猫非常胆小。
  Nà zhī xiǎo māo fēicháng dǎnxiǎo.
  That little cat is very timid.

## Characters

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

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

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