# 壮胆 (zhuàngdǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 壮胆 (zhuàngdǎn) means “to boost courage; to embolden”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to boost courage; to embolden
- Pinyin: zhuàngdǎn (zhuang4 dan3)
- Traditional: 壯膽
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他喝了一口酒给自己壮胆。
  Tā hēle yì kǒu jiǔ gěi zìjǐ zhuàngdǎn.
  He took a sip of wine to boost his courage.

## Characters

- [壮](https://hanziro.com/word/zhuang-strong/) (zhuàng): strong; robust
- [胆](https://hanziro.com/word/dan-courage/) (dǎn): courage; guts

https://hanziro.com/word/zhuang-dan-boost-courage/

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