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gān
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. liver
  2. 2. (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game)
  3. 3. (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy

Words Containing 肝

巴心巴肝
bā xīn bā gān

with all one's heart (dialect)

肝肠寸断
gān cháng cùn duàn

lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)

戊型肝炎
wù xíng gān yán

hepatitis E

龙肝凤胆
lóng gān fèng dǎn

rare food

好心倒做了驴肝肺
hǎo xīn dào zuò le lǘ gān fèi

(idiom) to mistake good intentions for ill will

心肝宝贝
xīn gān bǎo bèi

precious darling (often refers to one's child); sweetheart

动肝火
dòng gān huǒ

to get angry

乙型肝炎
yǐ xíng gān yán

hepatitis B

脂肪肝
zhī fáng gān

fatty liver

肥肝
féi gān

foie gras

肝糖
gān táng

glycogen

驴肝肺
lǘ gān fèi

a donkey's liver and lungs; (fig.) ill intent

牛肝菌
niú gān jùn

porcino (Boletus edulis)

己型肝炎
jǐ xíng gān yán

hepatitis F

剖肝沥胆
pōu gān lì dǎn

to be completely honest and sincere (idiom)

甲肝
jiǎ gān

hepatitis A

肝吸虫
gān xī chóng

liver fluke

甲型肝炎
jiǎ xíng gān yán

hepatitis A

肝硬化
gān yìng huà

cirrhosis

鱼肝油
yú gān yóu

cod liver oil

心肝
xīn gān

darling

乙肝
yǐ gān

hepatitis B

肝胆相照
gān dǎn xiāng zhào

to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion

病毒性肝炎
bìng dú xìng gān yán

viral hepatitis

肝脑涂地
gān nǎo tú dì

to offer one's life in sacrifice

肝病
gān bìng

liver disease

鹅肝
é gān

foie gras

肝癌
gān ái

liver cancer

美味牛肝菌
měi wèi niú gān jùn

porcino (Boletus edulis)

氪肝
kè gān

(slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing a video game (rather than pay for power-ups)

披肝沥胆
pī gān lì dǎn

lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom); wholehearted loyalty

肝炎
gān yán

hepatitis

揪心扒肝
jiū xīn bā gān

(idiom) extremely anxious

肝脏
gān zàng

liver

丙型肝炎
bǐng xíng gān yán

hepatitis C

丁型肝炎
dīng xíng gān yán

hepatitis D

疏肝理气
shū gān lǐ qì

to course the liver and rectify 氣|气[qì] (TCM)

肝火
gān huǒ

irascibility