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gǎn
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. to dare
  2. 2. daring
  3. 3. (polite) may I venture

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2318407)

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Words Containing 敢

敢达
gǎn dá

Gundam, Japanese animation franchise

不敢苟同
bù gǎn gǒu tóng

to beg to differ (idiom)

竟敢
jìng gǎn

to have the impertinence

果敢
guǒ gǎn

courageous; resolute and daring

未敢苟同
wèi gǎn gǒu tóng

can't agree with

舍得一身剐,敢把皇帝拉下马
shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ

one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb)

敢为
gǎn wéi

to dare to do

敢打敢冲
gǎn dǎ gǎn chōng

courageous and daring

胆敢
dǎn gǎn

to dare (negative connotation)

敢情
gǎn qing

actually

敢死队
gǎn sǐ duì

suicide squad

不敢越雷池一步
bù gǎn yuè léi chí yī bù

dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit

敢不从命
gǎn bù cóng mìng

to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)

敢作敢为
gǎn zuò gǎn wéi

(idiom) to stop at nothing; to dare to do anything

不敢高攀
bù gǎn gāo pān

lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term)

不敢自专
bù gǎn zì zhuān

not daring to act for oneself (idiom)

敢于
gǎn yú

to have the courage to do sth

不敢恭维
bù gǎn gōng wei

to be underwhelmed

石敢当
shí gǎn dāng

stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits

敢做敢当
gǎn zuò gǎn dāng

daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it

敢怒而不敢言
gǎn nù ér bù gǎn yán

angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment

岂敢
qǐ gǎn

how could one dare?

不敢当
bù gǎn dāng

lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise

勇敢
yǒng gǎn

brave; courageous

敢为人先
gǎn wéi rén xiān

to dare to be first

愧不敢当
kuì bù gǎn dāng

lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise.