敢
gǎn
Pinyin
Definition
敢
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- to dare
- daring
- (polite) may I venture
Character Decomposition
Idioms (6)
不敢自专
- 1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不敢苟同
- 1 to beg to differ (idiom)
敢不从命
- 1 to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)
敢作敢为
- 1 to stop at nothing (idiom)
- 2 to dare to do anything
敢怒而不敢言
- 1 angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment
- 2 unable to voice objections
Sample Sentences
我敢打赌,你一定会迟到的。
I bet you'll definitely be late.
可是我真的不够勇敢,总为你忐忑为你心软。
But I was not brave enough. I am always perturbed and soft-hearted for you.
有没有人不敢吃辣?
Does anyone not eat spicy food?
有没有人不敢吃生食?
Does anyone not eat raw food?
她自己的案子失败,竟敢让我背黑锅。
Her case failed, and she had the audacity to make me take the responsibility for it.
你竟敢打小报告!要是主管发现了,之后给你放冷箭怎么办?
How could you snitch on the manager! What happens if he finds out and then stabs your back afterwards?
哇,布达拉宫、唐古拉山、纳木错…都是我垂涎了很久的地方,无奈身体不好,不敢去海拔那么高的地方。
Wow, the Potala Palace, Tanggula Mountain, Namtso…are all places I have been coveting for a long time, but I’m afraid to go to high altitude places due to my poor health.
新案子不都是你唱主角吗?她竟敢招惹你这大红人?
Don't you play a big role in all the new cases? How dare she provoke you, the big shot?
哇,百分之三十八的人不敢喝科罗娜,那玩笑当真了吗?
Wow! There are 38% of people don't dare to drink Corona. The joke is for real now?
现在连玩笑也不敢开,天啊!
No way to make a joke now. God.