Hanzi
Traditional
滾
Simplified
滚

to boil/to roll/to take a hike/Get lost!

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

gǔn

Bopomofo

ㄍㄨㄣˇ

Jyutping

gwan2

Example sentences

滾 / 滚 gǔn
水滾了，可以煮麵了。
水滚了，可以煮面了。

The water is boiling, we can cook the noodles now.

滾滾 / 滚滚 gǔngǔn
長江之水滾滾而來。
长江之水滚滚而来。

The waters of the Yangtze River come rolling in.

煙 / 烟 yān
火災現場冒出了滾滾黑煙。
火灾现场冒出了滚滚黑烟。

Rolling black smoke billowed from the fire scene.

搖滾 / 摇滚 yáogǔn
許多年輕人都非常喜歡聽搖滾樂。
许多年轻人都非常喜欢听摇滚乐。

Many young people enjoy listening to rock music very much.

滾動 / 滚动 gǔndòng
這顆球沿著山坡向下滾動。
这颗球沿著山坡向下滚动。

The ball rolled down the hillside.

水珠 shuǐzhū
荷葉上滾動著晶瑩的水珠。
荷叶上滚动著晶莹的水珠。

Crystal clear water drops roll on the lotus leaf.

滾燙 / 滚烫 gǔntàng
這碗湯還很滾燙，小心燙口。
这碗汤还很滚烫，小心烫口。

This bowl of soup is still scalding hot, be careful not to burn your mouth.

熱水 / 热水 rèshuǐ
泡茶需要用滾燙的熱水。
泡茶需要用滚烫的热水。

Making tea requires boiling hot water.

搖滾樂 / 摇滚乐 yáogǔnyuè
他很喜歡聽搖滾樂。
他很喜欢听摇滚乐。

He really likes listening to rock music.

狂熱 / 狂热 kuángrè
他對搖滾樂的狂熱到了廢寢忘食的地步。
他对摇滚乐的狂热到了废寝忘食的地步。

His fanaticism for rock music has reached the point of forgetting to eat and sleep.

Example Vocabulary

滾

gun3

to boil; to roll; to get out

滾滾

gun3'gun3

rolling; surging; billowing

打滾

da3'gun3

搖滾

yao2'gun3

rock and roll

摸爬滾打

mo1'pa2'gun3'da3

滾動

gun3'dong4

to roll; to scroll

滾燙

gun3'tang4

scalding hot; boiling hot

圓滾滾

yuan2'gun3'gun3

屁滾尿流

pi4'gun3'niao4'liu2

搖滾樂

yao2'gun3'yue4

rock music

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