敢

gǎnㄍㄢˇ

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HSK 3 TOCFL 4

Meaning

Meanings

1
to dare
2
daring
3
(polite) may I venture

Examples

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你怎么敢这样跟我说话！

你怎麼敢這樣跟我說話！

How dare you speak to me like that!

他妈的，哪个傻子敢在半夜打我电话?!

他媽的，哪個傻子敢在半夜打我電話?!

Fucking hell, what idiot dare phone me in the middle of the night?

您怎么敢这样说话？

您怎麼敢這樣說話？

How dare you speak like that!

他怎么敢抱怨？

他怎麼敢抱怨？

How dare he complain?

你怎么敢指责我做这种事？我决不会动手打我的儿子。

你怎麼敢指責我做這種事？我決不會動手打我的兒子。

How can you accuse me of such a thing? I would never lay a hand on my child.

Related: 敢

勇敢

yǒng gǎn

brave; courageous

竟敢

jìng gǎn

to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to

不敢当

bù gǎn dāng

lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise

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