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干
gān
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- pinyin
- gān
- simplified
- 干
- traditional
- 乾
1 · adjective
dry
没有或很少有水分。
Select 乾, gān, for dryness, excluding gàn for working and other homophones.
This towel is dry now and can be folded and put away.
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这条毛巾已经干了，可以叠起来收好。
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Mandarin reading: gān.
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