肝

Liver in Chinese: 肝 (gān)

gān

liver

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1liver
  2. 2(slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game)
  3. 3(of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy

Stroke order

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肝

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄍㄢ

gān

ㄍ/ gㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 肝 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 喝太多酒对肝不好。

    hē tài duō jiǔ duì gān bù hǎo。

    Drinking too much alcohol is bad for the liver.

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Related words

肝脏

gān zàng

liver

赶不上

gǎn bù shàng

can't keep up with

赶忙

gǎn máng

to hurry

赶上

gǎn shàng

to keep up with

敢于

gǎn yú

to have the courage to do sth

感人

gǎn rén

touching

干涉

gān shè

to interfere

刚好

gāng hǎo

just

岗位

gǎng wèi

a post

港口

gǎng kǒu

port

高层

gāo céng

high-rise

高等

gāo děng

high-level

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