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| Pronunciation |
: |
gān |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- dry; empty; hollow. (adj)
- empty; hollow. (adj)
- in vain; to no purpose; for nothing. (adv)
- dried food. (n)
- have to do with; be concerned with. (v)
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| Radical |
: |
干 |
| Strokes |
: |
3 |
| Traditional |
: |
乾; 干 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
31.8% |
| Notes |
: |
also as gàn |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 4. |
|
|
: |
straightforward; clear-cut |
Sentences:
| 1. The wet clothes were quickly dried in the sun. |
| shī |
yī |
fú |
zài |
yáng |
guāng |
xià |
hěn |
kuài |
jiù |
gàn |
le |
。 |
| 湿 |
衣 |
服 |
在 |
阳 |
光 |
下 |
很 |
快 |
就 |
干 |
了 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 湿 |
: |
wet |
| 衣服 |
: |
clothes |
| 在 |
: |
at |
| 阳光 |
: |
sun |
| 下 |
: |
under |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 快 |
: |
fast; quick |
| 就 |
: |
then; as soon as |
| 干 |
: |
dry |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
|
| 2. The pond is drying up. |
| chí |
táng |
kuài |
gàn |
le |
。 |
| 池 |
塘 |
快 |
干 |
了 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 池塘 |
: |
pond |
| 快 |
: |
almost |
| 干 |
: |
dry |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
|
| 3. I wiped the table clean. |
| wǒ |
bǎ |
zhuō |
zi |
mā |
gān |
jìng |
le |
。 |
| 我 |
把 |
桌 |
子 |
抹 |
干 |
净 |
了 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 把 |
: |
particle used to shift the object to before the verb |
| 桌子 |
: |
table |
| 抹 |
: |
wipe |
| 干净 |
: |
clean |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
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