胆怯 dǎnqiè▶ cobarde, miedo

Stroke order

胆怯 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 胆 — 9 strokes
• 怯 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. timidity
2. timid
3. cowardly

Related words

• 胆小鬼Cobarde

胆怯 is pronounced dǎnqiè and means “cobarde, miedo”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 胆怯 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.