惮 (dàn) — (literary, formal) to fear, to dread

Definition

Literary verb meaning 'to fear / to dread', almost always used in fixed phrases like 忌惮, 无所顾忌/忌惮, 毫不忌惮. It is a high-register, written choice — never used in everyday spoken Chinese.

verb

(literary, formal) to fearto dread

Examples

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Tā háo bú jì dàn rèn hé kùn nan.
He does not fear any difficulty at all.
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Miàn duì wēi xiǎn, tā háo wú jì dàn.
Facing danger, he shows no fear at all.
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Zài gǎi gé guò chéng zhōng, wǒ men wú suǒ jì dàn.
In the process of reform, we fear nothing.

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