我胆小
“I'm cowardly.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我
“I...”
我 胆小
“I'm cowardly.”
我怕死
“I'm afraid of death.”
“Don't count on me; I just want to survive.”
Openly admitting cowardice directly sacrifices social face (mianzi), which usually happens only when personal safety or survival takes total precedence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
timid / cowardly
Everyday descriptor for lack of courage; can be used candidly to opt out of risky activities.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're just timid,”
“Only the cowardly and weak would resort to such methods.”
“How could you be so brazen?”
“(You're cowardly and hypocritical.)”
“He's a timid man, afraid of trouble.”
“I used to be a cowardly person”