Pronunciation
:
gān
Meaning
:
(adj) dry
HSK
:
1
Notes
:
Also as

  • [HSK1] (verb) (gàn) do, work
干
Pronunciation
:
gān
Meaning
:
  1. (adj) dry; empty; hollow
  2. (adj) empty; hollow
  3. (adv) in vain; to no purpose; for nothing
  4. (noun) dried food
  5. (verb) have to do with; be concerned with
Radical
:
干
Strokes
:
3
Traditional
:
乾; 干 ( Stroke Order)
Notes
:
also as gàn
Sentences:
湿衣服在阳光下很快就干了。
The wet clothes were quickly dried in the sun.

shī yī fú zài yáng guāng xià hěn kuài jiù gān le 。

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
池塘快干了。
The pond is drying up.

chí táng kuài gān le 。

池塘
:
pond
快
:
almost
干
:
dry
了
:
particle indicating that something has happened
这条毛巾已经干了。
This towel is already dry.

zhè tiáo máo jīn yǐ jīng gān le 。

这
:
this
条
:
(measure word for towel)
毛巾
:
towel
已经
:
already
干
:
dry
了
:
(completed action)
把衣服晒干。
Dry the clothes in the sun.

bǎ yī fu shài gān 。

把
:
(used before object)
衣服
:
clothes
晒
:
dry in the sun
干
:
dry
空气很干，我需要喝水。
The air is very dry, I need to drink water.

kōng qì hěn gān ， wǒ xū yào hē shuǐ 。

空气
:
air
很
:
very
干
:
dry
我
:
I
需要
:
need
喝
:
drink
水
:
water
嘴巴太干了，说不了话。
My mouth is too dry to speak.

zuǐ bā tài gān le ， shuō bù liǎo huà 。

嘴巴
:
mouth
太
:
too
干
:
dry
了
:
(completed)
说
:
speak
不了
:
not able
话
:
words