trunk; main part; do; work (v.)
HSK 4
Traditional
幹
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
赶 gǎn - to catch up (v.) | HSK 4
敢 gǎn - dare to (v.) | HSK 4
Examples
他在农场里干活。 tā zài nóngchǎng lǐ gànhuó. - He works on the farm.
他经常晚上在家干活到很晚。 tā jīngcháng wǎnshàng zài jiā gànhuó dào hěn wǎn. - He often works late at night at home.
你在这儿干活多久了？ nǐ zài zhè'er gànhuó duōjiǔle? - How long have you been working here?
他每天都得早起干活。 tā měitiān dōu děi zǎo qǐ gànhuó. - He has to get up early and work every day.
我们需要一些人来帮我们干活。 wǒmen xūyào yīxiē rén lái bāng wǒmen gànhuó. - We need some people to help us work.
Phrases
干净 gān jìng - clean (adj.) | HSK 3
饼干 bǐng gān - cookie; biscuit (n.) | HSK 4
干杯 gān bēi - cheers (v.) | HSK 4
干脆 gān cuì - clear-cut; straightforward; frank (adv.) | HSK 5
干燥 gān zào - dull; dry (adj.) | HSK 5
干活儿 gàn huó er - to work [often manual] on a job (v.) | HSK 5
能干 néng gàn - able; capable; competent (adj.) | HSK 5
才干 cái gàn - ability; competence; capability (n.) | HSK 6
干旱 gān hàn - drought; arid; dry (adj.) | HSK 6
干扰 gān rǎo - disturb; obstruct (v.) | HSK 6
干涉 gān shè - interfere; intervene; meddle (v.) | HSK 6
干预 gān yù - intervene; interpose; meddle (v.) | HSK 6
干劲 gàn jìn - drive; vigour; enthusiasm (n.) | HSK 6
骨干 gǔ gàn - backbone; mainstay (n.) | HSK 6
若干 ruò gān - a certain number or amount (pron.) | HSK 6