敢
gǎn
Pinyin

Definition

敢
 - 
gǎn
  1. to dare
  2. daring
  3. (polite) may I venture

Character Decomposition

Related Words (10)

敢
gǎn
  1. 1 to dare
  2. 2 daring
  3. 3 (polite) may I venture
勇敢
yǒng gǎn
  1. 1 brave
  2. 2 courageous
敢情
gǎn qing
  1. 1 actually
  2. 2 as it turns out
  3. 3 indeed
  4. 4 of course
敢于
gǎn yú
  1. 1 to have the courage to do sth
  2. 2 to dare to
  3. 3 bold in
敢死队
gǎn sǐ duì
  1. 1 suicide squad
  2. 2 kamikaze unit
敢为
gǎn wéi
  1. 1 to dare to do
果敢
guǒ gǎn
  1. 1 courageous
  2. 2 resolute and daring
竟敢
jìng gǎn
  1. 1 to have the impertinence
  2. 2 to have the cheek to
胆敢
dǎn gǎn
  1. 1 to dare (negative connotation)
  2. 2 to have the audacity to (do sth)
岂敢
qǐ gǎn
  1. 1 how could one dare?
  2. 2 I don't deserve such praise

Idioms (6)

不敢自专
bù gǎn zì zhuān
  1. 1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不敢苟同
bù gǎn gǒu tóng
  1. 1 to beg to differ (idiom)
敢不从命
gǎn bù cóng mìng
  1. 1 to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)
敢作敢为
gǎn zuò gǎn wéi
  1. 1 to stop at nothing (idiom)
  2. 2 to dare to do anything
敢怒而不敢言
gǎn nù ér bù gǎn yán
  1. 1 angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment
  2. 2 unable to voice objections
敢为人先
gǎn wéi rén xiān
  1. 1 to dare to be first
  2. 2 to pioneer (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我敢打赌，你一定会迟到的。
wǒ gǎn dǎdǔ ，nǐ yīdìng huì chídào de 。
I bet you'll definitely be late.
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可是我真的不够勇敢，总为你忐忑为你心软。
kěshì wǒ zhēnde bùgòu yǒnggǎn ，zǒng wèi nǐ tǎntè wèi nǐ xīnruǎn 。
But I was not brave enough. I am always perturbed and soft-hearted for you.
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有没有人不敢吃辣？
yǒuméiyǒu rén bù gǎn chī là ？
Does anyone not eat spicy food?
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有没有人不敢吃生食？
yǒuméiyǒu rén bù gǎn chī shēng sì ？
Does anyone not eat raw food?
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她自己的案子失败，竟敢让我背黑锅。
tā zìjǐ de ànzi shībài ，jìnggǎn ràng wǒ bēihēiguō 。
Her case failed, and she had the audacity to make me take the responsibility for it.
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你竟敢打小报告！要是主管发现了，之后给你放冷箭怎么办？
nǐ jìnggǎn dǎxiǎobàogào ！yàoshi zhǔguǎn fāxiàn le ，zhīhòu gěi nǐ fànglěngjiàn zěnmebàn ？
How could you snitch on the manager! What happens if he finds out and then stabs your back afterwards?
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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。
wā ，Bùdálāgōng 、Tánggǔlāshān 、Nàmùcuò …dōu shì wǒ chuíxián le hěn jiǔ de dìfang ，wúnài shēntǐ bùhǎo ，bù gǎn qù hǎibá nàme gāo de dìfang 。
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.
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新案子不都是你唱主角吗？她竟敢招惹你这大红人？
Xīn ànzi bù dōu shì nǐ chàngzhǔjué ma ？tā jìnggǎn zhāorě nǐ zhè dàhóngrén ？
Don't you play a big role in all the new cases? How dare she provoke you, the big shot?
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哇，百分之三十八的人不敢喝科罗娜，那玩笑当真了吗？
wā ，bǎifēnzhī sān shí bā de rén bù gǎn hē Kēluónà ，nà wánxiào dàngzhēn le ma ？
Wow! There are 38% of people don't dare to drink Corona. The joke is for real now?
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现在连玩笑也不敢开，天啊！
xiànzài lián wánxiào yě bù gǎn kāi ，tiān a ！
No way to make a joke now. God.
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