Word: 干 (gān) dry; dried food; empty; taken in to nominal kinship; futile; rude; to cold-shoulder; used up; drained

These are the example sentences using 干 in the sense dry; dried food; empty; taken in to nominal kinship; futile; rude; to cold-shoulder; used up; drained. Every sentence using 干 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Traditional: 乾

Example sentences using 干 in this sense

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华北的冬天又干又冷。

Huáběi de dōngtiān yòu gān yòu lěng.

Winters in North China are dry and cold.
夏天太干了，村里的水源不够用。

Xiàtiān tài gānle, cūnlǐ de shuǐyuán búgòu yòng.

The summer was so dry that the village's water supply wasn't enough.
天太干，山里容易起山火。

Tiān tài gān, shān lǐ róngyì qǐ shānhuǒ.

When the weather is this dry, wildfires easily start in the mountains.
小河涨水大河满，小河没水大河干

xiǎohé zhǎngshuǐ dàhé mǎn, xiǎohé méi shuǐ dàhé gān

when small rivers rise the big river is full; when small rivers have no water the big river runs dry
我喉咙很干。

Wǒ hóulóng hěn gān.

My throat feels dry.
我的喉咙又干又红、又痛又痒。

Wǒ de hóulóng yòu gān yòu hóng, yòu tòng yòu yǎng.

My throat feels dry and raw and scratchy.
我的衬衫还没干。

Wǒ de chènshān hái méi gān.

My shirt isn't dry yet.
我的袜子已经干了吗？

Wǒ de wàzi yǐjīng gānle ma?

Are my socks dry already?
房间太干，要提高湿度。

Fángjiān tài gān, yào tígāo shīdù.

The room is too dry, so we need to raise the humidity.
春天潮湿，衣服总干不了。

Chūntiān cháoshī, yīfu zǒng gān bù liǎo.

Spring is damp, so clothes never seem to dry.
水泥还没干，请不要踩上去！

Shuǐní hái méi gān, qǐng búyào cǎi shàngqù!

The cement hasn't dried yet, so please don't step on it!
混凝土干了以后才能踩。

Hùnníngtǔ gānle yǐhòu cái néng cǎi.

You can only step on concrete after it has dried.
给我一条干毛巾。

Gěi wǒ yìtiáo gān máojīn.

Bring me a dry towel.
蒸锅里的水快烧干了！

Zhēngguō lǐ de shuǐ kuài shāo gānle!

The water in the steamer is about to boil dry!
西北的冬天又干又冷。

Xīběi de dōngtiān yòu gān yòu lěng.

Winters in Northwest China are dry and cold.
近日总下雨，衣服难干。

Jìnrì zǒng xiàyǔ, yīfu nán gān.

It's been raining these past few days, so clothes are hard to get dry.
这块地太干，不适合耕作。

Zhèkuài de tài gān, bú shìhé gēngzuò.

This plot of land is too dry and isn't suitable for farming.
连绵的阴雨，衣服一直晾不干。

Liánmián de yīnyǔ, yīfu yìzhí liàng bù gān.

With the uninterrupted wet weather, the laundry just won't dry.
连绵的阴雨让衣服一直干不了。

Liánmián de yīnyǔ ràng yīfu yìzhí gān bù liǎo.

The continuous rain meant the clothes never dried.
阳台上的拖把还没干呢。

Yángtái shàng de tuōbǎ hái méi gān ne.

The mop on the balcony still isn't dry.
高温天气让很多河都干了。

Gāowēn tiānqì ràng hěn duō hé dōu gānle.

The hot weather has dried up many rivers.