才干 meaning in English

cáigàn

ability; competence

Traditional 才幹6 strokes

Meaning of 才干

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

cáigàn
  1. ability
  2. competence

才干 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ很hěn钦qīn佩pèi他tā的de才cái干gàn。
I feel admiration for his talent.

Stroke order for each character

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才 cái · ability · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

干 gān · dry · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 才干.

干什么gàn shénmewhat are you doing?; what's he up to?
干净gānjìngclean; neat
刚才gāngcáijust now; a moment ago
干杯gānbēito drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast)
干活儿gànhuórerhua variant of 幹活|干活[gan4 huo2]
才能cáinéngtalent; ability
干吗gànmávariant of 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2]
人才réncáitalent; talented person
能干nénggàncapable; competent
天才tiāncáitalent; gift
饼干bǐnggānbiscuit; cracker; cookie
干脆gāncuìcandid; direct and to the point

Questions about 才干

What does 才干 mean?

才干 (cáigàn) means "ability; competence".

How do you write 才干?

才干 is made of 2 characters: 才 (3 strokes), 干 (3 strokes). That is 6 strokes in total.

How is 才干 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 才干 is written 才幹.