干

Meaninggān(verb, adjective)

old variant of 干

Examples

• 衣服已经干了。

  yī fu yǐ jīng gān le.

  The clothes are dry now.

• 来，干杯！

  lái, gān bēi!

  Come on, cheers!

• 天气太干，要多喝水。

  tiān qì tài gān, yào duō hē shuǐ.

  The weather is very dry, so drink plenty of water.

Easily confused

• 干 (gàn) — Same character read gàn means "to do" (干什么).

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Meaninggàn(verb, adjective)

tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable; cadre; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar); (coll.) pissed off; annoyed

Colloquial; use 做 in formal or polite contexts.

Examples

• 你在干什么？

  nǐ zài gàn shén me?

  What are you doing?

• 他在工厂干了五年。

  tā zài gōng chǎng gān le wǔ nián.

  He worked at the factory for five years.

• 这活儿我来干吧。

  zhè huó ér wǒ lái gān ba.

  Let me do this job.

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