bù gǎn yuè léi chí yī bù 
		dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gǎn 
		to dare
daring
(polite) may I venture
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yǒng yú 
		to dare to
to be brave enough to
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gǎn yú 
		to have the courage to do sth
to dare to
bold in
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dǎn gǎn 
		to dare (negative connotation)
to have the audacity to (do sth)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gǎn wéi rén xiān 
		to dare to be first
to pioneer (idiom)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bù gǎn dāng 
		lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise
you flatter me
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhēn xīn huà dà mào xiǎn 
		The Moment of Truth (TV show)
Truth or Dare (game)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			qǐ gǎn 
		how could one dare?
I don't deserve such praise
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			méi yǒu liǎn 
		not to have the nerve
not dare (e.g. to do sth outrageous)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhè hái liǎo dé 
		How dare you!
This is an outrage!
Absolutely disgraceful!
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			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.
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bù gǎn gāo pān 
		lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term)
I cannot presume on your attention
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			cháng piāo 
		running the Changjiang or Yangtze river (as a dare-devil sport)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gǎn bù cóng mìng 
		to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			huáng piāo 
		running the Yellow river or Huanghe (as a dare-devil sport)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Zhēn xīn huà Dà Mào xiǎn 
		The Moment of Truth (TV show)
Truth or Dare (game)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bù gǎn yuè Léi chí yī bù 
		dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			rě bu qǐ 
		can't afford to offend
dare not provoke
difficult to deal with
insufferable
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gǎn zuò gǎn wéi 
		to stop at nothing (idiom)
to dare to do anything