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干: gan (dry) vs gàn (to do)

干: gan (dry) vs gàn (to do)

Readings 读音

  • gan dry 干净 · 干杯 · 干粮 · 干旱 · 干酪 · 干燥
  • gan4 to do; able 干活 · 能干 · 才干 · 干劲 · 干才 · 干事

How it works 讲解

干 reads gan in words like 干净, 干杯 — "dry"; 干 reads gàn in words like 干活, 能干 — "to do". The surrounding word tells you which reading to use — learn the trigger words, not the character alone.

Examples 例句

  1. 你Nǐ可以kěyǐ把bǎ这个zhège锅子guōzi擦洗cāxǐ干净gānjìng吗ma？

    Can you clean and wash this pot?

  2. 他Tā干活gànhuó太tài用功yònggōng，把bǎ身体shēntǐ弄nòng垮kuǎ了le。

    He worked too hard and destroyed his health.

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