放胆 (fàng dǎn) — to act boldly and with confidence, to dare to do something
Definition
A colloquial verb meaning 'to dare, to act boldly.' Implies mustering courage to do something risky, stronger and more colloquial than 敢于.
verb
to act boldly and with confidenceto dare to do something
Examples
- 放胆，！fàng dǎn Qù zuò ba, bié pà shī bài!Go for it boldly, don't be afraid of failure!
- ，。Tā fàng le yí cì dǎn, zhōng yú xiàng tā biǎo bái le.He finally mustered the courage and confessed to her.
- ，。Rú guǒ nǐ bú fàng dǎn cháng shì, yǒng yuǎn bú huì zhī dào jié guǒ.If you don't dare to try, you'll never know the outcome.
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