材幹

Chinese

		material	main part of something; to manage; to work main part of something; to manage; to work; to do; capable; tree trunk; to kill (slang)
trad. (材幹)		材	幹
simp. (材干)		材	干

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cáigān

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coi⁴ gon³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: cáigān
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsairgan
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cáigan
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ kän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: coi⁴ gon³
    • Yale: chòih gon
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi⁴ gon³
    • Guangdong Romanization: coi⁴ gon³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːy̯²¹ kɔːn³³/

Noun

材幹

1. (Classical Chinese) wood; log; timber
2. (Classical Chinese) ability; talent; competence

Synonyms

• (wood):

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• 木料 (mùliào)
• 木材 (mùcái)
• 木頭／木头 (mùtou)

• 柴塊／柴块 (Min Nan)
• 柴料 (Min Nan)

• (ability):

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Synonyms of 材幹

• 一手 (yīshǒu)
• 伎倆／伎俩 (jìliǎng) (literary)
• 兩手／两手 (liǎngshǒu)
• 力 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 力量 (lìliàng)
• 功力 (gōnglì)
• 功夫 (gōngfu) (especially in martial arts)
• 手段 (shǒuduàn)
• 手法 (shǒufǎ)
• 手眼 (shǒuyǎn)
• 手腕 (shǒuwàn)
• 才力 (cáilì)
• 才幹／才干 (cáigàn)
• 才情 (Min Nan)
• 才能 (cáinéng)

• 技巧 (jìqiǎo)
• 技能 (jìnéng)
• 技藝／技艺 (jìyì)
• 技術／技术 (jìshù)
• 把式 (bǎshì) (dialectal)
• 本事 (běnshì)
• 本領／本领 (běnlǐng)
• 能力 (nénglì)
• 能為／能为 (néngwéi) (literary, dialectal)
• 能耐 (néngnài) (colloquial)
• 能量 (néngliàng)
• 解數／解数 (xièshù)
• 身手 (shēnshǒu)
• 道行 (dàohéng)