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gǎn

Main
English Definition	to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
Simplified Script	敢
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	gǎn
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄍㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	gam²
Part of Speech	(形) adjective, (动) verb, (助动) auxiliary verb
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=3 TOCFL=4

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Words With Same Head Word
敢于	gǎnyú	to have the courage to do something; to dare to; bold in
敢情	gǎnqing	actually; as it turns out; indeed; of course
敢当	gǎndāng	dare to bear responsibility; accept responsibility for something
敢死队	gǎn sǐ duì	suicide squad; kamikaze unit
敢为人先	gǎnwéi rén xiān	to dare to be first; to pioneer (idiom)

Words With Same Tail Word
勇敢	yǒnggǎn	brave; courageous
不敢	bùgǎn	not dare to
竟敢	jìnggǎn	to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to
胆敢	dǎngǎn	to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do something)
果敢	guǒgǎn	courageous; resolute and daring

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