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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

干 [gān]

1. verb have to do with

干连

be responsible for

这不干我事。

This has nothing to do with me.
2. adjective [无水] dry
3. adjective [不用水] dry

干洗

dry-clean
4. adjective [干涸] dried-up
5. adjective [空] empty

外强中干

outwardly strong but inwardly weak
6. adjective [指拜认的关系] adoptive
7. noun

笋干

dried bamboo shoots

豆腐干

dried tofu

葡萄干

raisin
8. adverb [只具形式] hollowly

干笑

laugh hollowly
9. adverb [白白] in vain

他失约了，害得我干等了半天。

He failed to make the appointment and I ended up wasting a long time waiting for him.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

干 [gān]

1. verb [Literary] offend

干犯

offend; encroach upon
2. verb have to do with; be concerned with; be implicated in

这事与我无干。

It has nothing to do with me. or It's none of my business.

与你何干？

What has this to do with you?
3. adjective dry; dried

油漆未干。

Wet paint.

口干

feel thirsty

池塘快干了。

The pond is drying up.

这天气洗衣服干得慢。

The washing dries slowly in this weather.
4. adjective empty; hollow; dry

干号

cry aloud but shed no tears; affected wailing

钱都花干了。

All the money has been spent.
5. adjective taken into nominal kinship

干亲

nominal kinship
6. noun dried food

牛肉干儿

dried beef; jerked beef

萝卜干儿

dried radish
7. adverb in vain; to no purpose; for nothing

他们上午不来，咱们别干等了。

They're not coming this morning. Let's not waste time waiting for them.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

干 [gān]

1. 名盾牌

大动干戈
2. 动 [文] 触犯；冒犯

有干禁例

干犯
3. 动扰乱

干扰
4. 动 [文] 求取(职位、俸禄等)

干仕

干禄
5. 动关联；牵涉

不干我的事

相干

干连
6. 名 [文] 河岸；水边

江干
7. 名指天干

干支纪年
8. 形不含水分或水分极少

衣裳还没干

干粮

干燥

干旱
9. 形 (水)枯竭；净尽

眼泪流干了
10. 动使净尽

干了这一杯
11. 副白白地

干打雷不下雨

干着急
12. 副表示空无内容，只具形式的

干号(ｈáｏ)了几声

干笑
13. 形没有血缘或婚姻关系而拜认的(亲属)

干娘

干儿子

干亲
14. 名加工制成的没有水分或水分少的食品

葡萄干儿

豆腐干儿

饼干
15. 形不用水的

毛料衣服最好干洗

干馏
16. 动 [口] 慢待；不理睬

别把客人干在那里

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Examples

他什么事也不会干，只会干着急！: He could do nothing but worry.
这小伙子有股子牛劲，干一件事就非干到底不行。: The lad is strong-willed; once he starts doing something, he won't leave off until he's finished it.
天好我们也干，天不好我们也干。: We never stop working, rain or shine.
说是说，做是做，该干还得干。
活儿太多，就是没日没夜地干也干不完。
他爱怎么干就怎么干，关我屁事。
大家都干起来了，你怎么还按兵不动呢？: Everybody else has started work. Why do you sit there doing nothing?
你干得棒极了。: You've done a first-rate job.
我的手太笨，干不了这活。: I'm all thumbs and no good for this.
绰起活儿就干: plunge right into the job; 366 more results

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