胆小鬼
Old HSK 5
胆小鬼 (dǎnxiǎoguǐ) · coward
胆小鬼 (dǎnxiǎoguǐ) means “coward”. It is written with 3 characters: 胆 (gallbladder) + 小 (small) + 鬼 (ghost). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 胆小鬼 is built
The characters
胆 dǎn · gallbladder
What 胆 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
小 xiǎo · small
What 小 is made of
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Dividing 八 by a line 亅 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
鬼 guǐ · ghost
What 鬼 is made of
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 厶sī — private
Example sentences
别当胆小鬼，勇敢一点儿。Bié dāng dǎnxiǎoguǐ, yǒnggǎn yìdiǎnr.Don't be a coward; be a bit braver.
他不是胆小鬼，只是很小心。Tā bù shì dǎnxiǎoguǐ, zhǐshì hěn xiǎoxīn.He isn't a coward, he's just careful.
Questions about 胆小鬼
What does 胆小鬼 mean?
胆小鬼 (dǎnxiǎoguǐ) means “coward”.
How do you pronounce 胆小鬼?
胆小鬼 is pronounced dǎnxiǎoguǐ.
Which HSK level is 胆小鬼?
胆小鬼 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 胆怯dǎnqiètimid
- 小孩儿xiǎoháirchild
- 小姐xiǎojieMiss
- 小朋友xiǎopéngyǒuchild
- 小时xiǎoshíhour
- 小学xiǎoxuéprimary school
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 从小cóngxiǎofrom childhood
- 大小dàxiǎosize
- 小声xiǎoshēngin a low voice
Learn 胆小鬼 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 20: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.