gān

★ Core word

Definition

gān A1 Level 3 ★ Core word
Process verb
  1. surname Gan
  2. dry
  3. dried food
  4. empty; hollow
  5. taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster
  6. futile; in vain
  7. (dialect) rude; blunt
  8. (dialect) to cold-shoulder
qián C1–C2 Level 7
Process verb
  1. surname Qian
  2. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing heaven
  3. male principle
  4. ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)

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Example

衣服已經晒乾了。

The clothes are already dry.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).