干
gān
dry
Every meaning
gān
- dry
- to be involved in (as in 干涉)
- nominal; adoptive (of kin) (as in 干爹)
- (bound form) dried food (as in 豆腐干)
- in vain; to no purpose (as in 干等)
gàn
- (vulgar) to fuck
- to do; to work
- trunk; main part
- (Tw) (slang) pissed off; fed up
- cadre (short for 干部)
In a sentence
这活儿我来干吧。
Let me do this job.
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In the Library
后来老板不想干了，我借钱把店接了下来。
北京的冬天很冷，也很干。
什么时候去北京最好？ · The four seasons in Chinese: when is the best time to visit Beijing? · HSK 4
桌子上只有一片叶子，很黄，也很干。
七楼 · 第二天 · Easy Chinese mystery story: the parcel that vanished overnight · HSK 4
Words with 干
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).