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title: "Ganyu Meaning: 干预 (to intervene) or 敢于 (to dare to)?"
description: "干预 (traditional 干預, gānyù) means “to intervene; to interfere; intervention”. Not the ganyu you heard? See 敢于. Hear its tones, see what 干 and 预 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganyu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 干预 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

干预 gānyù

## to intervene; to interfere; intervention

## Its characters

1. 干 gān dry
2. 预 yù to take part in (as in 干预)

## In a sentence

父母不应该过多干预孩子的选择。 Parents shouldn't interfere too much in their children's choices.

[More about 干预](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B9%B2%E9%A2%84)

## Other words said ganyu

- [敢于gǎnyúto dare to](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%95%A2%E4%BA%8E)

## More words with 干 or 预

- [饼干 bǐnggān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/binggan)
- [干部 gànbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganbu)
- [干脆 gāncuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gancui)
- [干饭人 gànfànrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganfanren)
- [干活 gànhuó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganhuo)
- [干净 gānjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganjing)
- [干扰 gānrǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganrao)
- [干涉 gānshè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganshe)
- [干燥 gānzào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganzao)
- [骨干 gǔgàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gugan)

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