"to dare" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
敢	gǎn	to dare / daring / (polite) may I venture	syn
胆敢膽敢	dǎn gǎn	to dare (negative connotation) / to have the audacity to (do sth)	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
敢于敢於	gǎn yú	to have the courage to do sth / to dare to / bold in	syn
勇于勇於	yǒng yú	to dare to / to be brave enough to	syn
不敢当不敢當	bù gǎn dāng	lit. I dare not (accept the honor) / fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me	syn
惹不起	rě bu qǐ	can't afford to offend / dare not provoke / difficult to deal with / insufferable
不敢	bù gǎn	not dare to
敢为敢為	gǎn wéi	to dare to do
岂敢豈敢	qǐ gǎn	how could one dare? / I don't deserve such praise
不敢越雷池一步	bù gǎn yuè léi chí yī bù	dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit	syn
敢作敢为敢作敢為	gǎn zuò gǎn wéi	(idiom) to stop at nothing / to dare to do anything	syn
敢为人先敢為人先	gǎn wéi rén xiān	to dare to be first / to pioneer (idiom)	syn
不敢高攀	bù gǎn gāo pān	lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term) / I cannot presume on your attention
大热大熱	dà rè	great heat / very popular
愧不敢当愧不敢當	kuì bù gǎn dāng	lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor) / fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.
敢不从命敢不從命	gǎn bù cóng mìng	to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)
没有脸沒有臉	méi yǒu liǎn	not to have the nerve / not dare (e.g. to do sth outrageous)
真心话大冒险真心話大冒險	zhēn xīn huà dà mào xiǎn	The Moment of Truth (TV show) / Truth or Dare (game)
这还了得這還了得	zhè hái liǎo dé	How dare you! / This is an outrage! / Absolutely disgraceful!
舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬	shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ	one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb) / to a fearless person, no fence is high enough
有本事	yǒu běn shi	to have what it takes / (coll.) (often followed by 就[jiu4]) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever, ..., if she's so tough, ... etc / Example: 有本事就打我[you3 ben3 shi5 jiu4 da3 wo3] Hit me if you dare!

The four tones