Definitions
- 1. liver
- 2. (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game)
- 3. (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy
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Common mistakes
Do not use 肝 for 'liver' in medical contexts without the suffix 脏 (肝脏); using 肝 alone can sound too casual.
Formality
In the 'grindy' or 'staying up late' sense, 肝 is extremely colloquial and mainly used in gaming or internet slang; avoid in formal contexts.
Example Sentences
1 shown这个游戏太 肝 了，每天要花五个小时升级。
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Words Containing 肝
liver
hepatitis D
hepatitis C
hepatitis B
hepatitis B
to be completely honest and sincere (idiom)
to get angry
(idiom) to mistake good intentions for ill will
hepatitis F
with all one's heart (dialect)
darling
precious darling (often refers to one's child); sweetheart
hepatitis E
lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom); wholehearted loyalty
(idiom) extremely anxious
(slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing a video game (rather than pay for power-ups)
porcino (Boletus edulis)
hepatitis A
hepatitis A
to course the liver and rectify 氣|气[qì] (TCM)
viral hepatitis
porcino (Boletus edulis)
liver fluke
irascibility
hepatitis
liver disease
liver cancer
cirrhosis
glycogen
to offer one's life in sacrifice
lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)
to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion
foie gras
fatty liver
a donkey's liver and lungs; (fig.) ill intent
cod liver oil
foie gras
rare food