What does 肝 mean in Chinese?
肝 (gān) means liver (classifier: 叶).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
肝
liver (classifier: 叶)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
liver (classifier: 叶)
02
(slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game)
03
(of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 肝
How do you pronounce 肝?
肝 is pronounced gān.
Is 肝 an HSK word?
肝 is on the HSK 6 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 肝?
肝 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.
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