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跟
gēn
Main
English Definitionheel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry somebody; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
Simplified Script跟
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyingēn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄍㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gan1
Part of Speech(动) verb, (连) conjunction, (介) preposition
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=2,5

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Words With Same Head Word    
跟进gēnjìnto follow; to follow up
跟前gēnqiánthe front (of); (in) front; (in) somebody's presence; just before (a date)
跟踪gēnzōngto follow somebody's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking
跟随gēnsuíto follow
跟上gēnshàngto catch up with; to keep pace with
Words With Same Tail Word    
紧跟jǐngēnto follow precisely; to comply with
高跟gāogēnhigh heel
脚跟jiǎogēnheel
站稳脚跟zhànwěn jiǎogēnto stand firmly; to gain a foothold; to establish oneself
鞋跟xiégēnheel (of a shoe)
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