干脆
gān cuìㄍㄢ ㄘㄨㄟˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: CAN THÚY
Traditional: 乾脆
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 6TOCFL 4
Meaning(adverb, adjective)
candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well
As an adverb: 'might as well / just', a decisive choice.
Examples
他说话很干脆。
tā shuō huà hěn gān cuì.
He speaks very directly.
雨这么大,干脆别去了。
yǔ zhè me dà, gān cuì bié qù le.
It's pouring — let's just not go.
既然你不喜欢,干脆换一个吧。
jì rán nǐ bù xǐ huan, gān cuì huàn yí gè ba.
If you don't like it, just swap it.
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Stroke order
CÁN · 3 strokes
old variant of 干
THÚY · 10 strokes
old variant of 脆
Related words
- 干净 gān jìng — clean; neat
- 干 gān — old variant of 干
- 干 gàn — tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable; cadre; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar); (coll.) pissed off; annoyed
- 饼干 bǐng gān — biscuit; cracker; cookie
- 干燥 gān zào — to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc); desiccation; dull; uninteresting; arid
- 干杯 gān bēi — to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup
- 能干 néng gàn — capable; competent
- 干活儿 gàn huó r — erhua variant of 干活; (coll.) to work; (coll.) to be employed