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  1. 1. tree trunk
  2. 2. main part of sth
  3. 3. to manage
  4. 4. to work
  5. 5. to do
  6. 6. capable
  7. 7. cadre
  8. 8. to kill (slang)
  9. 9. to fuck (vulgar)
  10. 10. (coll.) pissed off
  11. 11. annoyed

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Words Containing 干

一干二净
yī gān èr jìng

thoroughly (idiom)

干旱
gān hàn

drought

干杯
gān bēi

to drink a toast

干净
gān jìng

clean

干燥
gān zào

to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc)

干脆
gān cuì

candid

干戈
gān gē

weapons of war

干扰
gān rǎo

to disturb

干涉
gān shè

to interfere

干预
gān yù

to meddle

干事
gàn shi

administrator

干什么
gàn shén me

what are you doing?

干劲
gàn jìn

enthusiasm for doing sth

干吗
gàn má

see 幹嘛|干嘛[gàn má]

干部
gàn bù

cadre

才干
cái gàn

ability

烘干
hōng gān

to dry over a stove

能干
néng gàn

capable

若干
ruò gān

a certain number or amount

说干就干
shuō gàn jiù gàn

to do what needs to be done, without delay

饼干
bǐng gān

biscuit; cracker; cookie

骨干
gǔ gàn

diaphysis (long segment of a bone)

不干不净
bù gān bù jìng

unclean

不干不净,吃了没病
bù gān bù jìng , chī le méi bìng

a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb)

不干涉
bù gān shè

noninterference

不相干
bù xiāng gān

to be irrelevant

主干
zhǔ gàn

trunk

主干网络
zhǔ gàn wǎng luò

core network

主干网路
zhǔ gàn wǎng lù

core network

主干线
zhǔ gàn xiàn

trunk line (of road, network etc)

乳臭未干
rǔ xiù wèi gān

lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom)

干俸
gān fèng

income provided by a sinecure

干儿
gān ér

adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

干儿子
gān ér zi

adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

干冰
gān bīng

dry ice (i.e. frozen CO2)

干呕
gān ǒu

to retch

干哕
gān yue

to dry-heave

干嚎
gān háo

to cry out loud without tears

干女儿
gān nǚ ér

adopted daughter (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

干娘
gān niáng

adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

干妈
gān mā

adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

干尸
gān shī

a mummy

干巴巴
gān bā bā

dry

干手机
gān shǒu jī

hand dryer

干打垒
gān dǎ lěi

rammed earth

干打雷,不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ

all thunder but no rain (idiom)

干旱土
gān hàn tǔ

aridisol (soil taxonomy)

干果
gān guǒ

dried fruit

干枯
gān kū

withered

干梅子
gān méi zi

prunes

干洗
gān xǐ

to dry clean

干涸
gān hé

to dry up

干净俐落
gān jìng lì luò

clean and efficient

干净利落
gān jìng lì luo

squeaky clean

干渴
gān kě

parched

干潮
gān cháo

low tide

干涩
gān sè

dry and rough (skin)

干煸
gān biān

to stir-fry with oil only (no addition of water)

干煸四季豆
gān biān sì jì dòu

fried beans, Sichuan style

干煸土豆丝
gān biān tǔ dòu sī

dry-fried potato slices (Chinese dish)

干煸豆角
gān biān dòu jiǎo

green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish

干燥剂
gān zào jì

desiccant

干燥机
gān zào jī

a drier

干爹
gān diē

adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

干爽
gān shuǎng

dry and clean

干物女
gān wù nǚ

single girl who is not interested in relationships, living a lackadaisical life (loanword from Japanese \himono onna\)

干瘦
gān shòu

wizened

干瘪
gān biě

dried out

干癣
gān xuǎn

psoriasis

干眼症
gān yǎn zhèng

dry eye

干瞪眼
gān dèng yǎn

to watch helplessly

干笑
gān xiào

to give a hollow laugh

干等
gān děng

to wait in vain; to sit around waiting

干粉
gān fěn

dry powder

干粮
gān liáng

rations (to take on expedition)

干粮袋
gān liáng dài

knapsack (for provisions)

干脆利索
gān cuì lì suo

see 乾脆利落|干脆利落[gān cuì lì luo]

干脆利落
gān cuì lì luo

(of speech or actions) direct and efficient

干草
gān cǎo

hay

干菜
gān cài

dried vegetable

干叶
gān yè

dried leaf

干着急
gān zháo jí

to worry helplessly

干姜
gān jiāng

dried ginger

干号
gān háo

to cry out loud without tears

干衣
gān yī

drysuit (diving)

干裂
gān liè

(of dry soil etc) to crack; (of skin) to chap

干贝
gān bèi

conpoy

干货
gān huò

dried food (including dried fruits, mushrooms and seafoods such as shrimp and abalone)

干透
gān tòu

to dry out

干酪
gān lào

cheese

干酪素
gān lào sù

casein

干饭
gān fàn

plain cooked rice (as opposed to rice porridge)

干馏
gān liú

to carbonize

何干
hé gān

what business?

公干
gōng gàn

public business

出满勤,干满点
chū mǎn qín , gàn mǎn diǎn

to be assiduous and work full hours

包干
bāo gān

to have the full responsibility of a job

包干制
bāo gān zhì

a system of payment partly in kind and partly in cash

化干戈为玉帛
huà gān gē wéi yù bó

lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)

十天干
shí tiān gān

the ten Heavenly Stems 甲[jiǎ], 乙[yǐ], 丙[bǐng], 丁[dīng], 戊[wù], 己[jǐ], 庚[gēng], 辛[xīn], 壬[rén], 癸[guǐ] (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)

十干
shí gān

same as 天干

口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào

lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much

吃干饭
chī gān fàn

(coll.) to be incompetent

吹干
chuī gān

to blow-dry

唾面自干
tuò miàn zì gān

to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek

单干
dān gàn

to work on one's own

埋头苦干
mái tóu kǔ gàn

to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work

塔什干
tǎ shí gān

Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan

塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县
tǎ shí kù ěr gān tǎ jí kè zì zhì xiàn

Taxkorgan Tajik autonomous county (Tashqurqan Tajik aptonom nahiyisi) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang

塔什库尔干自治县
tǎ shí kù ěr gān zì zhì xiàn

Taxkorgan Tajik autonomous county (Tashqurqan Tajik aptonom nahiyisi) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang

塔什库尔干乡
tǎ shí kù ěr gān xiāng

Taxkorgan township in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang

塔克拉玛干沙漠
tǎ kè lā mǎ gān shā mò

Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang

塔克拉马干
tǎ kè lā mǎ gān

Taklamakan (desert)

外强中干
wài qiáng zhōng gān

strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)

大便干燥
dà biàn gān zào

constipated

大动干戈
dà dòng gān gē

lit. to go to war (idiom)

大干
dà gàn

to go all out

大溪豆干
dà xī dòu gān

Tahsi or Dasi dried dofu, Taiwanese Taoyuan speciality

天干
tiān gān

the 10 heavenly stems 甲[jiǎ], 乙[yǐ], 丙[bǐng], 丁[dīng], 戊[wù], 己[jǐ], 庚[gēng], 辛[xīn], 壬[rén], 癸[guǐ], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc

太阳照在桑干河上
tài yáng zhào zài sāng gān hé shàng

The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River, proletarian novel by Ding Ling, winner of 1951 Stalin prize

夹心饼干
jiā xīn bǐng gān

sandwich cookie

奴儿干
nú ér gān

part of Heilongjiang and the Vladivostok area ruled by the Ming dynasty

奴儿干都司
nú ér gān dū sī

the Ming dynasty provincial headquarters in the Heilongjiang and Vladivostok area

威化饼干
wēi huà bǐng gān

wafer

宋干节
sòng gān jié

Songkran (Thai New Year festival)

实干
shí gàn

to work industriously

实干家
shí gàn jiā

sb who gets things done

审干
shěn gàn

to examine the cadres (i.e. 審查幹部|审查干部[shěn chá gàn bù])

射干
shè gān

blackberry lily (Belamcanda chinensis)

射频干扰
shè pín gān rǎo

radio interference; RF interference

对着干
duì zhe gàn

to adopt confrontational posture

巧干
qiǎo gàn

to work resourcefully

巴尔干
bā ěr gàn

Balkan

巴尔干半岛
bā ěr gàn bàn dǎo

Balkan Peninsula

巴马干酪
bā mǎ gān lào

Parmesan cheese

布干维尔
bù gān wéi ěr

Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

布干维尔岛
bù gān wéi ěr dǎo

Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea

干休
gān xiū

to let matters rest

干系
gān xì

responsibility

干宝
gān bǎo

Gan Bao (?-336), Chinese historian and writer, author of In Search of the Supernatural 搜神記|搜神记[sōu shén jì]

干扰素
gān rǎo sù

interferon

干支
gān zhī

the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] and twelve earthly branches 十二枝

干涉仪
gān shè yí

interferometer (physics)

干证
gān zhèng

witness (in a law suit)

干邑
gān yì

Cognac

干事长
gàn shi zhǎng

secretary-general

干仗
gàn zhàng

to quarrel (dialect)

干嘛
gàn má

what are you doing?

干将
gàn jiàng

capable person

干才
gàn cái

ability

干掉
gàn diào

to get rid of

干材
gàn cái

capability

干架
gàn jià

(dialect) to come to blows

干校
gàn xiào

school for cadres

干活
gàn huó

to work

干流
gàn liú

main stream (of a river)

干渠
gàn qú

trunk canal

干细胞
gàn xì bāo

stem cell

干线
gàn xiàn

main line

干练
gàn liàn

capable and experienced

干群
gàn qún

cadres and masses

干警
gàn jǐng

police

干道
gàn dào

arterial road

干饭
gàn fàn

(coll.) to have a meal

干么
gàn má

see 幹嘛|干嘛[gàn má]

强干
qiáng gàn

competent

德干
dé gān

Deccan (India)

愣干
lèng gàn

to do things recklessly

手脚不干净
shǒu jiǎo bù gān jìng

thieving

提干
tí gàn

to rise through the ranks (as a party cadre)

撒马尔干
sā mǎ ěr gàn

Samarkand, city in Uzbekistan

擦干
cā gān

to wipe dry

支努干
zhī nǔ gān

Chinook (helicopter)

新干
xīn gàn

Xingan County in Ji'an 吉安[jí ān], Jiangxi

新干线
xīn gàn xiàn

Shinkansen (Japanese high-speed train)

新干县
xīn gàn xiàn

Xingan County in Ji'an 吉安[jí ān], Jiangxi

晾干
liàng gān

to dry (sth) by airing

晒干
shài gān

to dry in the sun

有何贵干
yǒu hé guì gàn

What (noble errand) brings you here?

有才干
yǒu cái gàn

capable

松赞干布
sōng zàn gàn bù

Songtsen Gampo or Songzain Gambo (604-650) Tibetan emperor, founder of the Tubo 吐蕃[tǔ bō] dynasty

松赞干布陵
sōng zàn gàn bù líng

the tomb of Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo or Songzain Gambo in Lhoka prefecture

枝干
zhī gàn

branch

枯干
kū gān

withered

树干
shù gàn

tree trunk

比干
bǐ gān

Bi Gan (Chinese god of wealth)

江干
jiāng gān

Jianggan District of Hangzhou city 杭州市[háng zhōu shì], Zhejiang

江干区
jiāng gān qū

Jianggan District of Hangzhou city 杭州市[háng zhōu shì], Zhejiang

沙拉甩干器
shā lā shuǎi gān qì

salad spinner

洗手不干
xǐ shǒu bù gàn

to totally stop doing something

流干
liú gān

to drain

涂尔干
tú ěr gàn

Durkheim (1858-1917), French sociologist

沥干
lì gān

to drain

烈火干柴
liè huǒ gān chái

lit. intense fire to dry wood (idiom); inferno in a woodpile

乌干达
wū gān dá

Uganda

烘干机
hōng gān jī

clothes dryer

焙干
bèi gān

to dry over a fire

无干
wú gān

to have nothing to do with

热干面
rè gān miàn

hot dry noodles

牛肉干
niú ròu gān

dried beef