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To do what needs to be done, without delay in Chinese: 说干就干 (shuō gàn jiù gàn)

shuō gàn jiù gàn

to do what needs to be done, without delay

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 說幹就幹1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to do what needs to be done, without delay

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就
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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄕㄨㄛ

shuō

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

ㄍㄢˋ

gàn

ㄍ/ gㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄡˋ

jiù

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

ㄍㄢˋ

gàn

ㄍ/ gㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

说干就干

Simplified

說幹就幹

Traditional

Example sentences

See 说干就干 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他是个说干就干的人。

    tā shì gè shuō gàn jiù gàn de rén。

    He is someone who acts without delay once he decides.

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Related words

就

jiù

(after a suppositional clause) in that case

干

gān

dry

说

shuō

to speak

说话

shuō huà

to speak

干净

gān jìng

clean

饼干

bǐng gān

biscuit

干杯

gān bēi

to drink a toast

干燥

gān zào

to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc)

说明

shuō míng

to explain

小说

xiǎo shuō

novel

成就

chéng jiù

accomplishment

传说

chuán shuō

legend

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