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Dare to Use 敢

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ID: QW0119 Intermediate
You may have come across the verb 敢 (gǎn) in your studies, but have you every noticed it always seems awkward when you translate from Chinese to English, and your Chinese friends use it a lot more than you do? In this lesson, we clue you in to how to use this "simple yet not-so-simple" verb.
Sat Oct 10 2009 | Connie, John, Liliana
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Liliana，你敢吃蛇吗？
Liliana ，nǐ gǎn chī shé ma ？
Liliana, would you (dare to) eat snake?
我不敢吃。
wǒ bùgǎn chī 。
I wouldn't (dare to) eat it.
John，你敢不敢吃生的马肉？
John ，nǐ gǎn bù gǎn chī shēng de mǎròu ？
John, would you (dare to) eat raw horse meat?
敢。我吃过。
gǎn 。wǒ chī guò 。
I would (dare). I've eaten it.
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