干练 (幹練)
gàn liàn
Pinyin

Definition

干练 (幹練)
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gàn liàn
  1. capable and experienced

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

干
gàn
  1. 1 tree trunk
  2. 2 main part of sth
  3. 3 to manage
  4. 4 to work
  5. 5 to do
  6. 6 capable
  7. 7 cadre
  8. 8 to kill (slang)
  9. 9 to fuck (vulgar)
干什么
gàn shén me
  1. 1 what are you doing?
  2. 2 what's he up to?
干嘛
gàn má
  1. 1 what are you doing?
  2. 2 whatever for?
  3. 3 why on earth?
干活
gàn huó
  1. 1 to work
  2. 2 to be employed
练
liàn
  1. 1 to practice
  2. 2 to train
  3. 3 to drill
  4. 4 to perfect (one's skill)
  5. 5 exercise

Idioms (4)

光说不练
guāng shuō bù liàn
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
埋头苦干
mái tóu kǔ gàn
  1. 1 to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
  2. 2 to make an all-out effort
  3. 3 up to the neck in work
精明强干
jīng míng qiáng gàn
  1. 1 intelligent and capable (idiom)
精讲多练
jīng jiǎng duō liàn
  1. 1 to speak concisely and practice frequently (idiom)

Sample Sentences

小董，越来越干练了！新工厂还缺一个关键人物，我会向董事会极力推荐你的。
Xiǎo Dǒng ，yuèláiyuè gànliàn le ！xīn gōngchǎng hái quē yī ge guānjiàn rénwù ，wǒ huì xiàng dǒngshìhuì jílì tuījiàn nǐ de 。
You're getting better at this all the time, Xiao Dong! The new factory still needs a key person. I'll recommend you to the board of directors with my highest regards.
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