Definition
惮 is a literary verb meaning 'to fear' or 'to dread.' It appears mostly in formal or written Chinese, often in fixed expressions like 不惮 ('not fear') or 忌惮 ('to be afraid of, to dread'). You'll rarely hear it in everyday speech — it belongs to the register of news, essays, and classical-style writing.
v.
(literary, formal) to fearto dread
Examples
- 。Tā háo bù jìdàn rènhé kùnnán.He does not fear any difficulty at all.
- ，。Miànduì wēixiǎn, tā háo wú jìdàn.Facing danger, he shows no fear at all.
- ，。Zài gǎigé guòchéng zhōng, wǒmen wú suǒ jìdàn.In the process of reform, we fear nothing.
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