干gànto manage; to work; to do

1. 1.

   to manage; to work; to doverb

• 干to manage; to work; to do

干 often sounds informal for "do / work"; keep 做 for "make" and for more formal phrasing.

1. HSK 1

   你在干什么？

   Nǐ zài gàn shénme?

   What are you doing?

2. HSK 1

   这是你干的吗？

   Zhè shì nǐ gàn de ma?

   Did you do this?

3. HSK 1

   我今天不干这个。

   Wǒ jīntiān bù gàn zhège.

   I'm not doing this today.

4. HSK 1

   这件事是他干的。

   Zhè jiàn shì shì tā gàn de.

   He is the one who did this.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你在干什么？

   Nǐ zài gàn shénme?

   What are you doing?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我在做事。

   Wǒ zài zuò shì.

   I'm working on something.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   这是你干的吗？

   Zhè shì nǐ gàn de ma?

   Did you do this?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   不是我干的。

   Bù shì wǒ gàn de.

   I didn't do it.

5. 
   Speaker A:

   那你今天干什么？

   Nà nǐ jīntiān gàn shénme?

   Then what are you doing today?

6. 
   Speaker B:

   我今天不干这个。

   Wǒ jīntiān bù gàn zhège.

   I'm not doing this today.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 你在___什么？

   A干B干做C干东
2. 2.Which is the casual way to ask "Did you do this?"

   A这是你干的吗？B这是你东的吗？C这是你出的吗？
3. 3.For "make food," which verb fits better than 干?

   A干B做C出

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Related words

• 做zuòto make; to produceHSK 1
• 事shìmatter; thing; item; work; affairHSK 1
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask forHSK 1
• 想xiǎngto desire; to want (to)HSK 1
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-HSK 1
• 会huìcan; to have the skill; to know how toHSK 1

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