Word: 幹 (gàn) tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable; cadre; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar); pissed off; annoyed

不就是你幹的麼。

Bú jiùshì nǐ gàn de me.

Wasn't that you?

事沒幹完不要走。

Shì méi gàn wán búyào zǒu.

Don't leave here until you have done it.

他幹了一番驚天動地的事業。

Tā gànle yìfān jīngtiān-dòngdì de shìyè.

He accomplished a world-shaking career.

你週末幹了些什麼呢？

Nǐ zhōumò gànle xiē shénme ne?

How did you spend your weekend?

你幹得很好。

Nǐ gàn de hěn hǎo.

You did a good job.

你忙，我自己幹也行。

Nǐ máng, wǒ zìjǐ gàn yě xíng.

You are busy; I can do it myself.

你覺得這事是誰幹的？

Nǐ juéde zhè shì shì shéi gàn de?

Do you have any idea who would do this?

你那麼幹會被人踢出酒吧的。

Nǐ nàme gàn huì bèi rén tī chū jiǔbā de.

If you did that, they'd kick you out of the bar.

傻瓜才會那麼幹。

Shǎguā cái huì nàme gàn.

Only a fool would do something like that.

像那樣的老師還是別幹了比較好。

Xiàng nàyàng de lǎoshī háishi bié gànle bǐjiào hǎo.

Such a teacher may as well retire from his work.

冬天風大，面部皮膚容易幹。

Dōngtiān fēng dà, miànbù pífū róngyì gàn.

In winter it's windy, and the skin on your face dries out easily.

別留著一半工作沒幹。

Bié liúzhe yíbàn gōngzuò méi gàn.

Don't leave your work half finished.

別讓他人幹你自己不喜歡的事。

Bié ràng tā rén gàn nǐ zìjǐ bù xǐhuan de shì.

Don't let others do what you yourself don't like.

華北的冬天又幹又冷。

Huáběi de dōngtiān yòu gàn yòu lěng.

Winters in North China are dry and cold.

夏天太幹了，村里的水源不夠用。

Xiàtiān tài gànle, cūnlǐ de shuǐyuán búgòu yòng.

The summer was so dry that the village's water supply wasn't enough.

天太幹，山里容易起山火。

Tiān tài gàn, shān lǐ róngyì qǐ shānhuǒ.

When the weather is this dry, wildfires easily start in the mountains.

她一口幹完了整杯。

Tā yìkǒu gàn wánle zhěng bēi.

She drank straight from the bottle.

她幫她爸爸幹了花園里的活。

Tā bāng tā bàba gànle huāyuán lǐ de huó.

She helped her father with the work in the garden.

她昨天沒事幹。

Tā zuótiān méishì gàn.

She had nothing to do yesterday.

她用力把濕衣服扭幹。

Tā yònglì bǎ shī yīfu niǔ gàn.

She wrung out the wet clothes with force.

她用毛巾把頭髮抹幹了。

Tā yòng máojīn bǎ tóufa mǒ gànle.

She wiped her wet hair with a towel.

實在閒得沒事幹。

Shízài xián de méishì gàn.

I'm bored and I have nothing to do.

我喉嚨很幹。

Wǒ hóulóng hěn gàn.

My throat feels dry.

我幹了什麼？

Wǒ gànle shénme?

What have I done?

我幹了件什麼傻事啊！

Wǒ gànle jiàn shénme shǎ shì a!

How stupid of me to do so!

我幹這一行已經很久了。

Wǒ gàn zhè yìxíng yǐjīng hěn jiǔle.

I've been in this business a long time.

我想讓她幹這項艱難的工作。

Wǒ xiǎng ràng tā gàn zhè xiàng jiānnán de gōngzuò.

I want to leave this difficult job to her.

我的喉嚨又幹又紅、又痛又癢。

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

My throat feels dry and raw and scratchy.

我的皮膚是幹性的。

Wǒ de pífū shì gàn xìng de.

I have dry skin.

我的襯衫還沒幹。

Wǒ de chènshān hái méi gàn.

My shirt isn't dry yet.

我的襪子已經幹了嗎？

Wǒ de wàzi yǐjīng gànle ma?

Are my socks dry already?

我這周幹了很多活。

Wǒ zhè zhōu gànle hěn duō huó.

I worked a lot this week.

房間太幹，要提高濕度。

Fángjiān tài gàn, yào tígāo shīdù.

The room is too dry, so we need to raise the humidity.

把濕毛巾擰幹再擦桌子。

Bǎ shī máojīn nǐng gàn zài cā zhuōzi.

Wring out the wet towel before wiping the table.

把濕毛巾絞幹再擦桌子。

Bǎ shī máojīn jiǎo gàn zài cā zhuōzi.

Wring out the wet towel before wiping the table.

春天潮濕，衣服總幹不了。

Chūntiān cháoshī, yīfu zǒng gàn bù liǎo.

Spring is damp, so clothes never seem to dry.

最近在幹些什麼？

Zuìjìn zài gàn xiē shénme?

What've you been doing recently?

水泥還沒幹，請不要踩上去！

Shuǐní hái méi gàn, qǐng búyào cǎi shàngqù!

The cement hasn't dried yet, so please don't step on it!

活快幹完了。

Huó kuài gàn wánle.

I have almost finished my work.

混凝土幹了以後才能踩。

Hùnníngtǔ gànle yǐhòu cáinéng cǎi.

You can only step on concrete after it has dried.

給我一條幹毛巾。

Gěi wǒ yìtiáo gàn máojīn.

Bring me a dry towel.

蒸鍋里的水快燒幹了！

Zhēngguō lǐ de shuǐ kuài shāo gànle!

The water in the steamer is about to boil dry!

西北的冬天又幹又冷。

Xīběi de dōngtiān yòu gàn yòu lěng.

Winters in Northwest China are dry and cold.

近日總下雨，衣服難幹。

Jìnrì zǒng xiàyǔ, yīfu nán gàn.

It's been raining these past few days, so clothes are hard to get dry.

這個工作十個人要幹十天。

Zhège gōngzuò shí gè rén yào gàn shí tiān.

The work requires ten men for ten days.

這名乞丐在收集幹麵包。

Zhè míng qǐgài zài shōují gàn miànbāo.

The beggar is collecting stale bread.

這塊地太幹，不適合耕作。

Zhèkuài de tài gàn, bú shìhé gēngzuò.

This plot of land is too dry and isn't suitable for farming.

這條河的水幹了。

Zhè tiáo hé de shuǐ gànle.

There was no water in the river.

連綿的陰雨，衣服一直晾不幹。

Liánmián de yīnyǔ, yīfu yìzhí liàng bú gàn.

With the uninterrupted wet weather, the laundry just won't dry.

連綿的陰雨讓衣服一直幹不了。

Liánmián de yīnyǔ ràng yīfu yìzhí gàn bù liǎo.

The continuous rain meant the clothes never dried.

那些人在幹啥呀？

Nèixiē rén zài gàn shá ya?

What are those people doing?

陽台上的拖把還沒幹呢。

Yángtái shàng de tuōbǎ hái méi gàn ne.

The mop on the balcony still isn't dry.

高溫天氣讓很多河都幹了。

Gāowēn tiānqì ràng hěn duō hé dōu gànle.

The hot weather has dried up many rivers.