敢 gǎn

1. gǎn adjective bold; brave
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '敢')
2. gǎn auxiliary verb to dare to
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: 敢 is used as a modal auxiliary verb in this sense in both modern and Literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 122; Sun 2006, loc. 1723).

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• 不敢自专(不敢自專) not daring to act for oneself
• 胆敢(膽敢) to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth)
• 不敢越雷池一步 dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
• 果敢 courageous; daring
• 敢做敢当(敢做敢當) daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it
• 石敢当(石敢當) stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits
• 未敢苟同 can't agree with
• 敢为(敢為) to dare to do
• 敢不从命(敢不從命) to not dare to disobey an order
• 不敢恭维(不敢恭維) to be underwhelmed; to be less than impressed
• 愧不敢当(愧不敢當) I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); I do not deserve your praise; you flatter me too much
• 岂敢(豈敢) how could one dare?
• 敢打敢冲(敢打敢衝) courageous and daring
• 敢作敢为(敢作敢為) to stop at nothing ; to dare to do anything
• 不敢违其政(不敢違其政) to not dare disobey his rule
• 敢怒而不敢言 angry, but not daring to speak out; obliged to remain silent about one's resentment
• 敢于(敢於) to dare to
• 敢作敢当(敢作敢當) daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it
• 不敢当(不敢當) to dare not; to not deserve praise
• 安敢 how dare [you]?
• 敢死队(敢死隊) suicide squad; kamikaze unit
• 勇敢 brave
• 辄敢(輒敢) how presumptuous of me [apologizing]
• 敢为人先(敢為人先) to dare to be first; to pioneer
• 敢情 actually; as it turns out; indeed; of course
• 竟敢 to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to
• 勇敢牺牲(勇敢犧牲) heroic sacrifice
• 舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马(捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬) one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor
• 不敢苟同(不敢苟同) to beg to differ
• 不敢 to not dare ; I do not dare [modest expression]
• 不敢高攀 not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term); I cannot presume on your attention

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敢达

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 73
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 72
• 成公 Lord Cheng The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 26
• 哀公 Lord Ai The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 25
• 僖公 Lord Xi The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 21
• 卷二 魏書二 文帝紀 Volume 2: Book of Wei 2 - Annals of Emperor Wen Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 19
• 吳語 Discourses of Wu Guoyu 國語 — count: 17
• 魯語下 Discourses of Lu II Guoyu 國語 — count: 16
• 第二回 Chapter 2 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 15
• 士昬禮 第二 2. Nuptial rites for a common officer The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮 — count: 15

Collocations

• 罔敢 (罔敢) 罔敢知吉 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 西伯戡黎 Shang Shu - Chief of the west's Conquest of Li — count: 6
• 敢告 (敢告) 乃敢告教厥後曰 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 立政 Zhou Shu - Establishment of Government — count: 6
• 敢忘 (敢忘) 寡人弗敢忘 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 5
• 敢失 (敢失) 殷王亦罔敢失帝 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 多士 Zhou Shu - Numerous Officers — count: 3
• 敢知 (敢知) 罔敢知吉 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 西伯戡黎 Shang Shu - Chief of the west's Conquest of Li — count: 3
• 余敢 (餘敢) 余敢貪天子之命無下拜 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 2
• 敢执 (敢執) 誰敢執其咎 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧小旻 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Xiao Min — count: 2
• 敢奸 (敢奸) 誰敢奸君 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 2
• 敢行 (敢行) 非台小子敢行稱亂 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 湯誓 Shang Shu - Speech of Tang — count: 2
• 敢私 (敢私) 是以敢私言之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 2