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Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 gāngan1dry; clean; in vain; dried food; foster; adoptive; to ignore; to concern; to interfere; shield; stem; variant of ; surname Gan; old variant of
2干涉 干涉 gān shègan1 she4to interfere; to meddle; interference
3干扰 干擾 gān rǎogan1 rao3to disturb; to interfere; perturbation; interference (physics)
4干燥 乾燥 gān zàogan1 zao4to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc); desiccation; dull; uninteresting; arid
5干净 乾淨 gān jìnggan1 jing4clean; neat
6干旱 乾旱 gān hàngan1 han4drought; arid; dry
7干脆 乾脆 gān cuìgan1 cui4straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply
8干粮 乾糧 gān liánggan1 liang2rations (to take on expedition)
9干打雷,不下雨 乾打雷,不下雨 gān léi , xià gan1 da3 lei2 , bu4 xia4 yu3all thunder but no rain (idiom); a lot of noise but no action
10干巴巴 乾巴巴 gān gan1 ba1 ba1dry; parched; dull; insipid
11干宝 干寶 gān bǎoGan1 Bao3Gan Bao (?-336), Chinese historian and writer, author of In Search of the Supernatural 搜神记
12干杯 乾杯 gān bēigan1 bei1to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup
13干贝 乾貝 gān bèigan1 bei4conpoy; dried scallop
14干煸 乾煸 gān biāngan1 bian1to stir-fry with oil only (no addition of water)
15干煸四季豆 乾煸四季豆 gān biān dòugan1 bian1 si4 ji4 dou4fried beans, Sichuan style
16干煸土豆丝 乾煸土豆絲 gān biān dòu gan1 bian1 tu3 dou4 si1dry-fried potato slices (Chinese dish)
17干扁豆角 干扁豆角 gān biǎn dòu jiǎogan1 bian3 dou4 jiao3green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish
18干瘪 乾癟 gān biěgan1 bie3dried out; wizened; shriveled
19干冰 乾冰 gān bīnggan1 bing1dry ice (i.e. frozen CO2); Classifiers:
20干菜 乾菜 gān càigan1 cai4dried vegetable
21干草 乾草 gān cǎogan1 cao3hay
22干潮 乾潮 gān cháogan1 chao2low tide; low water
23干脆利落 乾脆利落 gān cuì luogan1 cui4 li4 luo5(of speech or actions) direct and efficient; without fooling around
24干脆利索 乾脆利索 gān cuì suogan1 cui4 li4 suo5see 干脆利落
25干打垒 乾打壘 gān lěigan1 da3 lei3rammed earth; adobe house
26干等 乾等 gān děnggan1 deng3to wait in vain; to sit around waiting
27干瞪眼 乾瞪眼 gān dèng yǎngan1 deng4 yan3to watch helplessly
28干爹 乾爹 gān diēgan1 die1adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
29干儿 乾兒 gān érgan1 er2adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
30干儿子 乾兒子 gān ér zigan1 er2 zi5adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
31干饭 乾飯 gān fàngan1 fan4cooked and dried rice
32干粉 乾粉 gān fěngan1 fen3dry powder
33干俸 乾俸 gān fènggan1 feng4income provided by a sinecure
34干戈 干戈 gān gan1 ge1weapons of war; arms
35干戈扰扰 干戈擾擾 gān rǎo rǎogan1 ge1 rao3 rao3incessant wars and the resultant unrest (idiom)
36干果 乾果 gān guǒgan1 guo3dried fruit; dry fruits (nuts etc)
37干旱土 乾旱土 gān hàn Gan1 han4 tu3Aridosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
38干嚎 乾嚎 gān háogan1 hao2to cry out loud without tears; to cry out loud without tears
39干涸 乾涸 gān gan1 he2to dry up
40干货 乾貨 gān huògan1 huo4dried food (including dried fruits, mushrooms and seafoods such as shrimp and abalone); (fig.) (coll.) knowledge presented in readily assimilable form; just what you want to know: no more, no less (no 水分 )
41干姜 乾薑 gān jiānggan1 jiang1dried ginger
42干净俐落 乾淨俐落 gān jìng luògan1 jing4 li4 luo4clean and efficient; neat and tidy
43干净利落 乾淨利落 gān jìng luogan1 jing4 li4 luo5squeaky clean; neat and tidy; efficient
44干净利索 乾凈利索 gān jìng suogan1 jing4 li4 suo5spic and span (idiom)
45干渴 乾渴 gān gan1 ke3parched; dry mouth
46干枯 乾枯 gān gan1 ku1withered; dried up
47干酪 乾酪 gān làogan1 lao4cheese
48干酪素 乾酪素 gān lào gan1 lao4 su4casein
49干粮袋 乾糧袋 gān liáng dàigan1 liang2 dai4knapsack (for provisions); haversack
50干裂 乾裂 gān liègan1 lie4(of dry soil, skin etc) to crack; to chap
51干馏 乾餾 gān liúgan1 liu2to carbonize; dry distillation; carbonization
52干禄 干祿 gān gan1 lu4official position; to scheme for a lucrative official position
53干妈 乾媽 gān gan1 ma1adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
54干梅子 乾梅子 gān méi zigan1 mei2 zi5prunes
55干名采誉 干名采譽 gān míng cǎi gan1 ming2 cai3 yu4seek publicity (idiom)
56干挠 干撓 gān náogan1 nao2variant of 干扰 , to interfere
57干娘 乾娘 gān niánggan1 niang2adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
58干女儿 乾女兒 gān érgan1 nu:3 er2adopted daughter (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
59干呕 乾嘔 gān ǒugan1 ou3to retch
60干儿 乾兒 gān rgan1 r5dried food
61干扰素 干擾素 gān rǎo gan1 rao3 su4interferon
62干涩 乾澀 gān gan1 se4dry and rough (skin); hoarse (voice); dry and heavy (style)
63干涉仪 干涉儀 gān shè gan1 she4 yi2interferometer (physics)
64干尸 乾屍 gān shīgan1 shi1mummy; dried corpse
65干瘦 乾瘦 gān shòugan1 shou4wizened; skinny and shriveled
66干爽 乾爽 gān shuǎnggan1 shuang3dry and clean; clear and fresh
67干透 乾透 gān tòugan1 tou4to dry out; to dry completely
68干物女 乾物女 gān gan1 wu4 nu:3single girl who is not interested in relationships, living a lackadaisical life (loanword from Japanese "himono onna")
69干洗 乾洗 gān gan1 xi3to dry clean; dry cleaning
70干系 干係 gān gan1 xi4responsibility
71干笑 乾笑 gān xiàogan1 xiao4to give a hollow laugh; to force a smile; forced laugh; Classifiers:
72干休 干休 gān xiūgan1 xiu1to let matters rest
73干癣 乾癬 gān xuǎngan1 xuan3psoriasis
74干眼症 乾眼症 gān yǎn zhènggan1 yan3 zheng4dry eye; xerophthalmia (drying of the tear glands, often due to lack of vitamin A)
75干叶 乾葉 gān gan1 ye4dried leaf
76干衣 乾衣 gān gan1 yi1drysuit (diving)
77干邑 干邑 gān Gan1 yi4Cognac; brandy 白兰地 from the Cognac region of southwest France
78干与 干與 gān gan1 yu4to meddle; to intervene; intervention; variant of 干预
79干哕 乾噦 gān yuěgan1 yue3to retch
80干云蔽日 干雲蔽日 gān yún gan1 yun2 bi4 ri4to tower into the clouds and cover up the sun (of trees) (idiom)
81干燥机 乾燥機 gān zào gan1 zao4 ji1a drier
82干燥剂 乾燥劑 gān zào gan1 zao4 ji4desiccant
83干着急 乾著急 gān zháo gan1 zhao2 ji2to worry helplessly
84干证 干證 gān zhènggan1 zheng4witness (in a law suit)
85干支 干支 gān zhīgan1 zhi1the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 and twelve earthly branches 十二枝 ; sexagenary cycle

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