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干

gàn

to do, to work

HSK 1 · Topic “What is it like?” Everyday verbsDescribing words
to do, to work
Memory picture

Character

干 gān

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

Example phrases

  • 这个工作我来干。 Zhège gōngzuò wǒ lái gàn. I'll do this job.
  • 我们一起干吧。 Wǒmen yìqǐ gàn ba. Let's do it together.
  • 他干得很好。 Tā gàn de hěn hǎo. He does it very well.
  • 他不想干。 Tā bù xiǎng gàn. He does not want to do it.
  • 别干这个! Bié gàn zhège! Don't do this!
  • 你明天干不干? Nǐ míngtiān gàn bu gàn? Will you work tomorrow or not?
  • 爸爸干了一天。 Bàba gàn le yì tiān. Dad worked for a whole day.
  • 妈妈干了很多事。 Māma gàn le hěn duō shì. Mom did a lot of things.
  • 小王不干了。 Xiǎo Wáng bú gàn le. Xiao Wang quit.
  • 你快去干吧。 Nǐ kuài qù gàn ba. Go do it quickly.

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