Word: 不敢 (bùgǎn)

不敢认错的人，真是可悲。

Bùgǎn rèncuò de rén, zhēnshi kěbēi.

People who don't dare admit their mistakes are truly pitiful.

事故发生后，司机一直不敢出面。

Shìgù fāshēng hòu, sījī yìzhí bùgǎn chūmiàn.

After the accident, the driver never dared to step forward.

他性格软弱，不敢拒绝别人。

Tā xìnggé ruǎnruò, bùgǎn jùjué biéren.

He is weak-willed and doesn't dare to refuse anyone.

他有恐惧症，不敢坐电梯。

Tā yǒu kǒngjùzhèng, bùgǎn zuòdiàntī.

He has a phobia and dares not take the elevator.

他目光犀利，我不敢说谎。

Tā mùguāng xīlì, wǒ bùgǎn shuōhuǎng.

His gaze is so penetrating that I dare not lie.

他跨在墙头上，不敢下来。

Tā kuà zài qiángtóu shàng, bùgǎn xiàlai.

He sat straddling the top of the wall, afraid to come down.

余震让大家不敢回家睡觉。

Yúzhèn ràng dàjiā bùgǎn huíjiā shuìjiào.

The aftershocks made everyone afraid to go home to sleep.

你敢不敢试试拔罐？

Nǐ gǎn bùgǎn shì shì báguàn?

Do you dare to try cupping?

因为考了零分，所有不敢回去。

Yīnwèi kǎole líng fēn, suǒyǒu bùgǎn huíqu.

Because of his score of zero, he didn't dare to return.

在老板跟前，他不敢说话。

Zài lǎobǎn gēnqián, tā bùgǎn shuōhuà.

In the boss's presence, he doesn't dare speak.

她不敢乱给产品代言。

Tā bùgǎn luàn gěi chǎnpǐn dàiyán.

She doesn't dare endorse products carelessly.

她牢牢抓住栏杆，不敢往下看。

Tā láoláo zhuāzhù lángān, bùgǎn wǎng xià kàn.

She gripped the railing firmly and didn't dare look down.

她红着脸，不敢听邻居的讥笑。

Tā hóngzhe liǎn, bùgǎn tīng línjū de jīxiào.

Blushing, she couldn't bear to hear her neighbors' sneering.

小偷怕惊动邻居，不敢开灯。

Xiǎotōu pà jīngdòng línjū, bùgǎn kāidēng.

The thief was afraid of alarming the neighbors and didn't dare turn on the light.

我一直想认识她，但从来不敢。

Wǒ yìzhí xiǎng rènshi tā, dàn cónglái bùgǎn.

I've always wanted to meet her, but I've never dared.

我不敢做这种事。

Wǒ bùgǎn zuò zhèzhǒng shì.

I don't dare to do that kind of thing.

我不敢对他说这种话。

Wǒ bùgǎn duì tā shuō zhèzhǒng huà.

I don't dare tell him such a thing.

我不敢杀动物。

Wǒ bùgǎn shā dòngwù.

I don't dare to kill animals.

我不敢相信你父母让你自己过来。

Wǒ bùgǎn xiāngxìn nǐ fùmǔ ràng nǐ zìjǐ guòlái.

I can't believe your parents let you come here by yourself.

我不敢相信眼前发生的这一切。

Wǒ bùgǎn xiāngxìn yǎnqián fāshēng de zhè yíqiè.

I cannot believe what's happening in front of my eyes.

我不敢走在前面，太黑了。

Wǒ bùgǎn zǒu zài qiánmiàn, tài hēile.

I'm afraid to go first, it's too dark.

我不敢问老板借车。

Wǒ bùgǎn wèn lǎobǎn jiè chē.

I don't have the courage to ask my boss to lend me his car.

我害羞得不敢正面看她的脸。

Wǒ hàixiū de bùgǎn zhèngmiàn kàn tā de liǎn.

I was too shy to look her in the face.

旁人都不敢上前帮忙。

Pángrén dōu bùgǎn shàngqián bāngmáng.

None of the bystanders dared to step forward and help.

晚上我不敢一个人经过那片墓地。

Wǎnshang wǒ bùgǎn yí gè rén jīngguò nà piàn mùdì.

I don't dare walk past that graveyard alone at night.

没有弯弯肠子，不敢吃镰刀头

méiyǒu wānwān chángzi, bùgǎn chī liándāo tóu

without winding intestines, don't dare eat a sickle blade

没那金刚钻，不敢揽瓷器活儿

méi nà jīngāngzuàn, bùgǎn lǎn cíqì huór

without that diamond drill, don't dare take on porcelain work

王八碰桥墩，不敢露头

wángba pèng qiáodūn, bùgǎn lòutóu

a turtle bumps a bridge pier: dare not show its head

皇帝的赐，他不敢不收。

Huángdì de cì, tā bùgǎn bù shōu.

He dared not refuse the emperor's gift.

败兵之将，不敢言勇

bàibīng zhī jiàng, bùgǎn yán yǒng

a general of a beaten army doesn't dare speak of courage

这个房子的地下室太恐怖了，我不敢下去。

Zhège fángzi de dìxiàshì tài kǒngbùle, wǒ bùgǎn xiàqù.

The basement in this house is too scary, I don't dare go down.

这件事荒诞得让人不敢相信。

Zhè jiàn shì huāngdàn de ràng rén bùgǎn xiāngxìn.

This is so incredible that people can hardly believe it.

那时她什么也不敢说。

Nàshí tā shénme yě bùgǎn shuō.

She didn't dare to say anything at that time.

钟馗开店，鬼都不敢上门

Zhōng Kuí kāidiàn, guǐ dōu bùgǎn shàngmén

Zhong Kui opens a shop: not even ghosts dare come to the door

长者赐，不敢辞

zhǎngzhě cì, bùgǎn cí

what an elder bestows, dare not decline

鬼火不敢见真火

guǐhuǒ bùgǎn jiàn zhēn huǒ

ghost fire dares not meet real fire