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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

胆小 [dǎnxiǎo]
  1. 1. timid; cowardly
    这孩子胆小,怕黑。
    The timid child was afraid of the dark.
    我生来胆小,不敢自己走夜路。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

胆小 [dǎnxiǎo]
  1. 1. 怯懦;缺乏勇气
    孩子胆小,怕见生人

Examples

此人胆小怕事,不足与谋。
He is so overcautious and timid that we had better not consult with him. 不足与谋
这孩子胆小,怕黑。
The timid child was afraid of the dark. 胆小
表面上气壮如牛,实际上胆小如鼠
outwardly fierce as a bull, but inwardly timid as a mouse 胆小如鼠
胆小怕事
timid and overcautious 怕事
她懦弱胆小 懦弱
我生来胆小,不敢自己走夜路。 胆小
这种胆小如鼠的人怎么能干成大事业? 胆小如鼠
这孩子总是胆小怕事。
The child is timid. 胆小怕事
他最爱讲些诡诞的故事, 来吓唬胆小的女孩儿。
He is fond of telling exaggerated, and unusual stories to scare cowardly girls. 诡诞
胆小如鼠

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