胆怯 dǎnqiè HSK7 timid Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 胆 膽 dǎn nounadjective courage Bravery or guts; derived from the traditional Chinese belief that the gallbladder is the source of a person's courage.怯 qiè adjective timid (bound form) timid; cowardly; shy; weak [in Taiwan: què]