| 敢 | 532A40 31S.82-9 | 部居  | 畫數 12 | ㄍㄢˇ [gan3] | ||
| V.i. & t. | (1) Dare, venture, presume: 我不敢 I dare not; 豈敢 how dare I? 不敢當 (court.) I don't deserve it (e. g., compliments, etc.); 他不敢那樣做 he dare not do such a thing; 敢死 [gan3si3]↓; 用敢申請 I venture to request; may I venture to inquire? (2) Be bold enough to: 他居然敢反抗我 he has the audacity to oppose me. (3) To challenge to do s. t.: 你敢再說一次 I challenge you to say it again. | |||||
| Adj. & adv. | (1) Perhaps, probably: 敢是他 perhaps it is he: 敢怕，敢是 [gan3pa4], [gan3shi4]↓. (2) Bold(ly), brave(ly), courageous(ly): 勇敢 be brave enough; 敢作敢為 act with courage and determination; 敢作敢當 be bold enough to do s. t. and accept responsibility for it. | |||||
| Words | 1. 敢情 [gan3qing2], adv., (MC) (1) perhaps indeed: 敢情他是個騙子 perhaps he was in fact a cheat; (2) naturally, of course: 敢情他會，他學了三年了 of course he can do it after having studied it for three years; 那敢情好 it's naturally good. 2. 敢待 [gan3dai4], v.t., (MC) be on the point of doing (s. t.). 3. 敢當 [gan3dang1], v.t. & adj., (be) deserving (of): 那怎敢當 how can I possibly deserve it? 不敢當 thank you, but really I don't deserve it, a phr. for replying to praise, “I am unworthy”; 泰山石敢當 a stone tablet inscribed with these characters and erected on the roadside supposedly as a charm to ward off evil influences. 4. 敢怕 [gan3pa4], adv., perhaps, probably. 5. 敢是 [gan3shi4], adv., maybe, possibly: 敢是你不願意 maybe you are not willing. 6. 敢死 [gan3si3], v.i., dare to die; 敢死隊 a suicide squad, dare-to-die corps. 7. 敢則 [gan3ze2], adv., (MC) see [gan3qing2]↑. 8. 敢自 [gan3zi4], adv., (MC) see [gan3qing2]↑. | |||||