Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

to dare/daring/(polite) may I venture

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

gǎn

Bopomofo

ㄍㄢˇ

Jyutping

gam2

Example sentences

gǎn
你敢一個人走夜路嗎?
你敢一个人走夜路吗?

Do you dare to walk the night road alone?

jìng
他竟敢在公共場合大聲叫喊。
他竟敢在公共场合大声叫喊。

He actually dared to shout in public.

勇敢 yǒnggǎn
他很勇敢地跳進河裡救人。
他很勇敢地跳进河里救人。

He bravely jumped into the river to save someone.

他是一位非常勇敢的軍人。
他是一位非常勇敢的军人。

He is a very brave soldier.

竟敢 jìnggǎn
你竟敢在光天化日之下偷東西!
你竟敢在光天化日之下偷东西!

How dare you steal things in broad daylight!

公然 gōngrán
他竟敢在會上公然反對經理的決定。
他竟敢在会上公然反对经理的决定。

He actually dared to openly oppose the manager's decision at the meeting.

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