胆小 (dǎn xiǎo) — timid, cowardly

Definition

Examples

• 他从小就很胆小，不敢跟陌生人说话。
  Tā cóng xiǎo jiù hěn dǎn xiǎo, bù gǎn gēn mò shēng rén shuō huà.
  He has been timid since childhood and is afraid to talk to strangers.
• 别那么胆小，勇敢一点！
  Bié nà me dǎn xiǎo, yǒng gǎn yì diǎn!
  Don't be so timid, be brave!
• 第一次上台表演我很胆小，后来就不怕了。
  Dì yī cì shàng tái biǎo yǎn wǒ hěn dǎn xiǎo, hòu lái jiù bú pà le.
  I was very timid when I performed on stage for the first time, but later I wasn't afraid.