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gān

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Definitions

  1. 1. sweet
  2. 2. willing

Example Sentences

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苦盡 来。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 806666)

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Words Containing 甘

甘言蜜语
gān yán mì yǔ

(idiom) sweet words

甘油醛
gān yóu quán

glyceraldehyde (CH2O)3

甘德
gān dé

Gadê or Gande county (Tibetan: dga' bde rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[guǒ luò zhōu], Qinghai

甘薯
gān shǔ

sweet potato

甘托克
gān tuō kè

Gantok, capital of Sikkim, India

紫甘蓝
zǐ gān lán

red cabbage

甘南
gān nán

Gannan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang

不甘
bù gān

unreconciled to

肥甘
féi gān

fine foods

不甘心
bù gān xīn

not reconciled to

甘州
gān zhōu

Ganzhou district of Zhangye city 張掖市|张掖市[zhāng yè shì], Gansu

心甘
xīn gān

to be satisfied

甘州区
gān zhōu qū

Ganzhou district of Zhangye city 張掖市|张掖市[zhāng yè shì], Gansu

苦尽甘来
kǔ jìn gān lái

bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning

甘蔗渣
gān zhe zhā

bagasse

三酸甘油酯
sān suān gān yóu zhǐ

triglyceride

善罢甘休
shàn bà gān xiū

to leave the matter at that

甘油
gān yóu

glycerine

甘味料
gān wèi liào

sweetener

甘氨酸
gān ān suān

glycine (Gly), an amino acid

不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén

(idiom) not want to be outdone

芜菁甘蓝
wú jīng gān lán

rutabaga (vegetable)

蒲甘王朝
pú gān wáng cháo

Bagan (Pagan) Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma), 1044-1287

甘菊
gān jú

chamomile

甘肃柳莺
gān sù liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Gansu leaf warbler (Phylloscopus kansuensis)

甘油栓剂
gān yóu shuān jì

glycerine suppository

甘南藏族自治州
gān nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu

Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu

二甘醇
èr gān chún

diethylene glycol

甘蔗
gān zhe

sugar cane

甘谷
gān gǔ

Gangu county in Tianshui 天水[tiān shuǐ], Gansu

心甘情愿
xīn gān qíng yuàn

delighted to (do sth, idiom)

陕甘
shǎn gān

Shaanxi and Gansu provinces

甘草
gān cǎo

licorice root

不甘示弱
bù gān shì ruò

not to be outdone

苦甘
kǔ gān

bitter sweet

甘油三脂
gān yóu sān zhī

triglyceride

甘蓝菜
gān lán cài

cabbage

甘丹寺
gān dān sì

Ganden monastery, Tibetan: dGa' ldan rNam rgyal gling, Dagzê county 達孜縣|达孜县[dá zī xiàn], Lhasa, Tibet

甘纳豆
gān nà dòu

amanattō, traditional Japanese sweets made from azuki or other beans

甘洛
gān luò

Ganluo county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan

食之无味,弃之不甘
shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī bù gān

see 食之無味,棄之可惜|食之无味,弃之可惜[shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī]

自甘堕落
zì gān duò luò

to abandon oneself (idiom)

甘味
gān wèi

sweetness

陕甘宁
shǎn gān níng

Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia provinces

甘油三酯
gān yóu sān zhǐ

triglyceride

甘糖醇
gān táng chún

mannitol C6H14O6, a sugar alcohol

甘南州
gān nán zhōu

Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

甘巴里
gān bā lǐ

Professor Ibrahim Gambari (1944-), Nigerian scholar and diplomat, ambassador to UN 1990-1999, UN envoy to Burma from 2007

不甘于
bù gān yú

unwilling to accept

不甘寂寞
bù gān jì mò

unwilling to remain lonely or idle

甘味剂
gān wèi jì

sweetener

甘心
gān xīn

to be willing to

甘苦
gān kǔ

good times and hardships

甘于
gān yú

to be willing to

回甘
huí gān

to have a sweet aftertaste

甘孜
gān zī

Garze or Kandze, capital of Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], formerly in Kham province of Tibet, present Sichuan

甘纳许
gān nà xǔ

ganache (loanword)

不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu

(idiom) not want to be outdone

蒲甘
pú gān

Bagan (Pagan), ancient capital of Myanmar (Burma)

甘榜
gān bǎng

kampong (loanword)

甘蓝
gān lán

cabbage

甘甜
gān tián

sweet

拉马特甘
lā mǎ tè gān

Ramat Gan, city in Israel, location of Bar-Ilan University

余甘子
yú gān zǐ

Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica)

同甘苦
tóng gān kǔ

to share joys and sorrows

甘南县
gān nán xiàn

Gannan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang

硝化甘油
xiāo huà gān yóu

nitroglycerine

同甘共苦
tóng gān gòng kǔ

shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows

甘心情愿
gān xīn qíng yuàn

willingly and gladly (idiom)

阿甘正传
ā gān zhèng zhuàn

Forrest Gump

甘孜县
gān zī xiàn

Garzê county (Tibetan: dkar mdzes rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

结球甘蓝
jié qiú gān lán

cabbage

羽衣甘蓝
yǔ yī gān lán

kale

洋甘菊
yáng gān jú

Matricaria recutita

甘汞
gān gǒng

calomel or mercurous chloride (Hg2Cl2)

硝酸甘油
xiāo suān gān yóu

nitroglycerine

甘德县
gān dé xiàn

Gadê or Gande county (Tibetan: dga' bde rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[guǒ luò zhōu], Qinghai

甘孜藏族自治州
gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu

Garze or Kandze, Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: dkar mdzes bod rigs rang skyong khul), formerly in Kham province of Tibet, present Sichuan

甘孜州
gān zī zhōu

Garze or Kandze, Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: dkar mdzes bod rigs rang skyong khul), formerly in Kham province of Tibet, present Sichuan

甘露糖醇
gān lù táng chún

mannitol C6H14O6, a sugar alcohol

甘洛县
gān luò xiàn

Ganluo county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan

上甘岭
shàng gān lǐng

Shanganling district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang

甘拜下风
gān bài xià fēng

to step down gracefully (humble expression)

甘泉
gān quán

Ganquan county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

饫甘餍肥
yù gān yàn féi

to live off the fat of the land (idiom)

甘地
gān dì

(Mahatma) Gandhi

球芽甘蓝
qiú yá gān lán

Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera)

甘泉县
gān quán xiàn

Ganquan county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

甘井子区
gān jǐng zi qū

Ganjingzi district of Dalian 大連市|大连市[dà lián shì], Liaoning

上甘岭区
shàng gān lǐng qū

Shanganling district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang

野甘蓝
yě gān lán

European wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea)

甘愿
gān yuàn

willingly

甘谷县
gān gǔ xiàn

Gangu county in Tianshui 天水[tiān shuǐ], Gansu

甘露醇
gān lù chún

mannitol C6H14O6, a sugar alcohol

甘之如饴
gān zhī rú yí

lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly