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干

gān

dry

HSK 1 · Topic “What is it like?” Everyday verbsDescribing words
dry
Memory picture

Character

干 gān

Strokes
3
Radical
十 — ten, tenth
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 衣服还没干。 Yīfu hái méi gān. The clothes aren't dry yet.
  • 衣服干了。 Yīfu gān le. The clothes are dry.
  • 天气很干。 Tiānqì hěn gān. The weather is very dry.
  • 你的手干不干? Nǐ de shǒu gān bu gān? Are your hands dry?
  • 这块地方很干。 Zhè kuài dìfang hěn gān. This place is very dry.
  • 杯子干了吗? Bēizi gān le ma? Is the cup dry?
  • 干的衣服在家里。 Gān de yīfu zài jiālǐ. The dry clothes are at home.
  • 我的书干了吗? Wǒ de shū gān le ma? Is my book dry?
  • 外边的衣服快干了。 Wàibian de yīfu kuài gān le. The clothes outside are almost dry.
  • 这里的天气很干。 Zhèlǐ de tiānqì hěn gān. The weather here is very dry.

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