gān
Pinyin

Definition

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gān
  1. liver
  2. CL:葉|叶[yè],個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (18)

xīn gān
  1. 1 darling
  2. 2 (in negative sentences) heart
  3. 3 humanity
gān zàng
  1. 1 liver
yǐ gān
  1. 1 hepatitis B
gān
  1. 1 liver
  2. 2 classifier: 叶 yè
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
gān huǒ
  1. 1 irascibility
  2. 2 irritability
  3. 3 (TCM) inflammation of the liver

Idioms (6)

剖肝沥胆
pōu gān lì dǎn
  1. 1 to be completely honest and sincere (idiom)
好心倒做了驴肝肺
hǎo xīn dào zuò le lǘ gān fēi
  1. 1 lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent
披肝沥胆
pī gān lì dǎn
  1. 1 lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom); wholehearted loyalty
揪心扒肝
jiū xīn bā gān
  1. 1 (idiom) extremely anxious
  2. 2 anguished
肝肠寸断
gān cháng cùn duàn
  1. 1 lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. grief-stricken

Sample Sentences

我是真有脂肪肝,还有胃溃疡,喝多真的会出血,好吧、好吧!两位盛情难却,仅此一次,干了!
wǒ shì zhēn yǒu zhīfánggān ,háiyǒu wèiguìyáng ,hēduō zhēnde huì chūxiě ,hǎoba 、hǎoba !liǎngwèi chéngqíng nán què ,jǐn cǐ yīcì ,gān le !
I really have fatty liver disease, and a stomach ulcer. If I drink a lot I really will bleed. OK! OK! Given the kindness you both have shown, it's hard for me to decline, so just this once, I'll down a glass!
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好!爽快!我告诉你,有病没病天注定。我就有个叔公,他不烟不酒,还每天上健身房锻炼,最后还不是照样得了脂肪肝。您是好人,怎么喝都行的!
hǎo !shuǎngkuài !wǒ gàosu nǐ ,yǒubìng méi bìng tiān zhùdìng 。wǒ jiù yǒu gè shūgōng ,tā bù yān bù jiǔ ,hái měitiān shàng jiànshēnfáng duànliàn ,zuìhòu háibùshì zhàoyàng dé le zhīfánggān 。nín shì hǎorén ,zěnme hē dōu xíng de !
Great! How fun! Let me tell you, sickness and wellness is a matter of fate. I have a great uncle, who doesn't smoke or drink and goes to the gym everyday, and it didn't stop him getting fatty liver disease just the same. You're a good person, so you'll be fine however much you drink!
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口渴了得喝水,当然毋庸置疑。可那是被动地喝水,我们还要主动地来补水,比如清早起床后喝杯温开水,有助于稀释血液,帮助肝肾代谢,排除体内废物,养颜又保健。
kǒukě le děi hēshuǐ ,dāngrán wúyōngzhìyí 。kě nà shì bèidòng de hēshuǐ ,wǒmen hái yào zhǔdòng de lái bǔ shuǐ ,bǐrú qīngzǎo qǐchuáng hòu hē bēi wēn kāishuǐ ,yǒuzhùyú xīshì xuèyè ,bāngzhù gān shèn dàixiè ,páichú tǐnèi fèiwù ,yǎngyán yòu bǎojiàn 。
Of course there's no question that if you're thirsty you should drink water. But that's drinking water in a passive way. We also have to be proactive in supplementing our water intake, like, for example, early in the morning when you get out of bed, drinking a glass of warm boiled water helps ease your circulation, as well as helping your liver and kidneys metabolize, to rid yourself of toxins, helping improve your skin and keeping you healthy.
那你得引起重视,晚上十一点到三点是养肝护胆的最佳时间,你如果长期熬夜,就会伤肝伤胆,轻则精神疲倦注意力无法集中,重则造成腑脏失调。
nà nǐ děi yǐnqǐ zhòngshì ,wǎnshàng shíyīdiǎn dào sān diǎn shì yǎng gān hù dǎn de zuìjiā shíjiān ,nǐ rúguǒ chángqī áoyè ,jiù huì shāng gān shāng dǎn ,qīng zé jīngshén píjuàn zhùyìlì wúfǎ jízhōng ,zhòng zé zàochéng fǔzàng shītiáo 。
You should take more care. From 11 at night to three in the morning is the time that the liver recuperates the best. If you stay up late every night, over the long term you'll damage your liver and your gall bladder. The milder consequences mean you'll be less able to keep your concentration if you're tired, while, more seriously, your organs will go out of balance.
嗯,这个有缓解压力的功效,还能补肝肾,强筋骨。
ng4 ,zhège yǒu huǎnjiě yālì de gōngxiào ,hái néng bǔ gān shèn ,qiáng jīn gǔ 。
Yes, this treatment is good for relieving stress and it increases liver and kidney function, as well as strengthening the muscles and bones.
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那我来简单介绍一下。西餐的第一道菜是头盘,就是开胃菜,常见的有沙拉,鱼子酱、鹅肝酱熏鲑鱼、焗蜗牛什么的。
nà wǒ lái jiǎndān jièshào yīxià 。xīcān de dì yī dào cài shì tóupán ,jiùshì kāiwèicài ,chángjiàn de yǒu shālā ,yúzǐjiàng 、égānjiàng xūnguīyú 、júwōniú shénmede 。
Then I will brief you on it. The first course is a starter, that is an appetizer. Common ones are salad, caviar, foie gras, smoked salmon, escargot, etc.
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我看一下哦,是乙肝疫苗。
wǒ kàn yīxià ò ,shì yǐgān yìmiáo 。
I'll take a look. It's the hepatitis B vaccine.
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这你可说对了!就拿猪来说吧,在吃货的眼中,它的全身上下可都是宝啊!比如北京的炒肝,就是用猪肝做原料。上海人喜欢的爆炒腰花,就是用猪腰做的。
zhè nǐ kě shuō duì le !jiù ná zhū láishuō ba ,zài chīhuò de yǎnzhōng ,tā de quánshēn shàngxià kě dōushì bǎo a !bǐrú Běijīng de chǎogānr ,jiùshì yòng zhūgānr zuò yuánliào 。Shànghǎirén xǐhuan de bàochǎoyāohuā ,jiùshì yòng zhūyāo zuò de 。
You've got it! Take a pig for instance. In the eyes of a foodie, it's whole body from top to bottom is a treasure! For example there's Beijing fried liver which uses pig liver as an ingredient. Shanghainese people like baochaoyaohua, which is made with pig's kidney.
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科学都证明了吃内脏是有益健康的,比如猪肝里含有丰富的维生素A,可以预防夜盲症。
kēxué dōu zhèngmíng le chī nèizàng shì yǒuyì jiànkāng de ,bǐrú zhūgān lǐ hányǒu fēngfù de wéishēngsù A ,kěyǐ yùfáng yèmángzhèng 。
Science has proven that eating organs is good for your health. For example, pig's liver is rich in vitamin A, which is able to prevent night blindness.
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爆炒猪肝
bàochǎo zhū gān
flash fried pig liver
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