干

• 拼音: gàn
• 汉字拆解: 干 = simplified from 幹 (tree trunk, to do); here used for the 'to do' meaning

含义

To do; to work on. A casual, versatile verb for doing or working.

An informal alternative to 做 (to do). Used in casual speech to ask what someone is doing: 你在干什么？Also means to work or engage in a task. Slightly more colloquial than 做 and very common in spoken Chinese.

例句

1. 你在干什么？
2. 我们一起干吧！
3. 他每天干很多工作。

用法指南

语境: everyday, work

语气: casual

正确说法

• 你在干嘛呢？(What are you up to?)
• 这件事我来干。(I'll handle this.)

错误说法

• 我干学习。(Unnatural — say 我在学习; 干 is not used with 学习 as an object)

起源与历史

Originally written as 幹, meaning a tree trunk (the main stem that does the work of supporting the tree). Extended to mean 'to do' or 'capable.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal