gǎnjī 感激 [comp: 感 feel + 激 excite] V feel deeply grateful ■ 你在我最困难的时候帮助我，我十 分
感激。Nǐ zài wǒ zuì kùnnán de shíhou bāngzhù wǒ, wǒ shífēn gǎnjī. I’m very grateful to you as
you helped me in my most difficult times.
gǎnjué 感觉 [comp: 感 feel + 觉 be conscious of] V & N feel; feeling, impression ■ 我感觉他 对我们不
大友好。Wǒ gǎnjué tā duì wǒmen bú dà yǒuhǎo. I feel that he is not very friendly to us. ■ 她相信
自己的感觉，常常跟着感觉走。Tā xiāngxìn zìjǐ de gǎnjué, chángcháng gēnzhe gǎnjué zǒu. She
believes her instinct and often follows it.
gǎnkǎi 感慨 V sigh with deep inner feelings (over a revelation, an experience, etc.)
gǎnmào 感冒 V & N catch a cold; cold, flu ■ 突然 变冷，很多人感冒了。Tūrán biàn lěng, hěn duō rén
gǎnmào le. It suddenly became cold, so quite a few people caught colds. ■ 穿上衣服吧，当心 感
冒！Chuān shang yīfu ba, dāngxīn gǎnmào! Put on your clothes. Take care not to catch a cold.
gǎnqíng 感情 [comp: 感 feeling + 情 emotion, affection] N 1 feelings, emotion ■ 你要理解她的 感情。
Nǐ yào lǐjiě tā de gǎnqíng. You should understand her feelings. 2 affection, love ■ 他们在 一起工
作多年，渐渐产生了感情。Tāmen zài yìqǐ gōngzuò duō nián, jiànjiàn chǎnshēng le gǎnqíng.
Having worked together for quite a few years, they have gradually become fond of each other.
gǎnrǎn 感染 V 1 (of a wound) become infected 2 (of a movie, a story, music, etc.) affect, appeal
gǎnshòu 感受 N impression or lesson learned from personal experiences
gǎnxiǎng 感想 [comp: 感 feeling + 想 thoughts] N impressions, reflections ■ 请问，您参观了这 个学
校，有什么感想？Qǐngwèn, nín cānguānle zhège xuéxiào, yǒu shénme gǎnxiǎng? Could you
please tell us your impressions of the school you’ve just visited?
gǎnxiè 感谢 [v+obj: 感 feel + 谢 grateful] V be grateful, thank ■ 我感谢你对我的帮助。Wǒ gǎnxiè nǐ
duì wǒ de bāngzhù. I’m grateful for your help. ■ 我真不知道怎么样感谢你才好。Wǒ zhēn bù
zhīdào zénmeyàng gǎnxiè nǐ cái hǎo. I really don’t know how to thank you enough.
gǎn xìngqù 感兴趣 V be interested (in) ■ 我对小 说不感兴趣。Wǒ duì xiǎoshuō bù gǎn xìngqù. I’m
not interested in fiction.
gǎn 杆 TRAD 桿 N shaft (See gànggǎn 杠杆.)
gàn 干 TRAD 幹 V do, work ■ 你干了一下午了，该 休息休息了。Nǐ gànle yíxìàwǔ le, gāi xiūxi xiūxi
le. You’ve been working for the entire afternoon. You should take a break. ■ 这活儿我干不了。
Zhè huór wǒ gàn bu liǎo. I can’t do this job.
gànbù 干部 N cadre, official (位 wèi)
NOTE: 干部 gànbù is a communist party term, denoting party (or government) officials. It is not commonly
used today. In its stead, 官员 guānyuán is the word for government officials.gàn huór 干活儿 V work (especially manually)
gànjìn 干劲 N drive and enthusiasm (for a job) 干劲不足 gànjìn bùzú lack of enthusiasm / 干劲十 足 gànjìn
shízú with enormous enthusiasm
gāng 刚 TRAD 剛 ADV just, barely ■ 他去年考试 刚及格。Tā qùnián kǎoshì gāng jígé. He barely passed
the exam last year.
gāngcái 刚才 [comp: 刚 just + 才 only] N a short while ago, just ■ 刚才王先生来电话，说明天的 会
见要改期。Gāngcái Wáng xiānsheng lái diànhuà, shuō míngtiān de huìjiàn yào gǎiqī. Mr Wang
called just now, saying that tomorrow’s meeting would be rescheduled. ■ 我刚才看见小明到图 书
馆去，你去那儿一定能找到他。Wǒ gāngcái kànjiàn Xiǎo Míng dào túshūguǎn qù, nǐ qù nàr
yídìng néng zhǎodào tā. I saw Xiao Ming going to the library a short while ago. You’re sure to find
him there.
gānggāng 刚刚 ADV same as 刚 gāng, but more emphatic.
gāng 钢 TRAD 鋼 N steel
gāngbǐ 钢笔 [modif: 钢 steel + 笔 pen] N fountain pen (支 zhī) ■ 现在有各种各样的笔，很少人用钢
笔。Xiànzài yǒu gè-zhǒng-gè-yàng de bǐ, hěn shǎo rén yòng gāngbǐ. Now there are many
varieties of pens. Very few people use fountain pens.
gāngtiě 钢铁 [comp: 钢 steel + 铁 iron] N iron and steel, steel ■ 钢铁制造是基础工业。Gāngtiě
zhìzào shì jīchǔ gōngyè. Steel and iron manufacturing is a basic (or primary) industry.