How to say “dry” in Chinese
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“Dry” in Chinese is 干, gān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
干 is read gān. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Two readings: gān in 干净 and gàn, “do”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “干”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 干. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你在干什么？nǐzàigànshénmeWhat are you doing?
- 他把房间打扫干净了tābǎfángjiāndǎsǎogānjìngleHe cleaned the room until it was spotless.
- 喂，你在干什么？wéi,nǐzàigànshénmeHello? What are you doing?
- 我把房间打扫干净了wǒbǎfángjiāndǎsǎogānjìngleI cleaned the room until it was spotless.
- 这包饼干有两百克。zhèbāobǐnggānyǒuliǎngbǎikèThis pack of cookies weighs two hundred grams.
- 请给我两百克饼干qǐnggěiwǒliǎngbǎikèbǐnggānPlease give me two hundred grams of cookies.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Clean and dry”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “dry” in Chinese?
“Dry” in Chinese is 干, pinyin gān.
What does 干 mean?
干 (gān) means “dry”.
How do you write 干?
干 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 干?
干 is read gān. Tones: gān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“dry” in the lesson “Clean and dry”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighborhood” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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