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The Chinese word danxiao - 胆小 - dǎnxiǎo
(timid in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
dǎnxiǎo
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic script indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translations
timid, fearful, cowardly
Chinese characters:
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胆小 ( danxiao / dǎnxiǎo ) in traditional characters
膽小
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 胆小 ( danxiao / dǎnxiǎo ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo didi hen danxiao, bu gan yi ge ren shui.
Wǒ dìdi hěn dǎnxiǎo, bù gǎn yī ge rén shuì.– English translation: My little brother is very timid and doesn't dare sleep alone.
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Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
courage | little
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