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gān
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English Definitionliver; (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game); (of a video game) grindy; repetitive
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Pinyingān
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄍㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gon1
Part of Speech(名) noun
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Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=6 TOCFL=6

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肝脏gānzàngliver
肝癌gān'áiliver cancer
肝炎gānyánhepatitis
肝细胞gān xìbāohepatocyte
肝硬化gān yìnghuàcirrhosis
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乙肝yǐgānhepatitis B
心肝xīngāndarling; (in negative sentences) heart; humanity
猪肝zhūgānpork liver
脂肪肝zhīfáng gānfatty liver
甲肝jiǎgānhepatitis A
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