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see compp.↓.
(2) Dry, preserved meat, fruit: 牛肉乾 treated and preserved beef;
豆腐乾 partially dehydrated bean curd;
餅乾 biscuit.
(3) (*[qian2]) A surname.
(2) To cold-shoulder (person): 把咱們又乾起來了 gave us again the cold shoulder;
乾著他，別理他 leave him in the cold, ignore him.
擦乾 wipe dry;
晒乾 to sun dry, sundried;
乾淨 [gan1jing4]↓;
乾柴烈火 (youth and girl) caught in passion;
乾裂，乾旱 [gan1lie4], [gan1han4]↓.
(2) Dried up: 喝乾了 drink up all in a glass;
乾杯 [gan1bei1]↓;
井水乾了 well has dried up;
乾電池 dry battery.
(3) Finished, cleaned out: 輸乾了 cleaned out in gambling, see 乾淨 [gan1jing4]↓.
(4) Adopted (relation) not related by blood: 乾爹 adopted father;
乾兄弟，乾姊妹 adopted brothers, sisters;
see 乾爹，乾媽，乾兒 (子)，乾娘 [gan1die1], [gan1ma1], [gan1e2]([zi3]), [gan1niang2]↓ etc.
(5) Cash in place of gift: 乾禮 [gan1li3]↓;
折乾 give gifts in cash.
乾瞪眼 stare helplessly;
乾撂臺 fail to turn up for appointment.
(2) Without tears or other liquids: 乾咳 a dry cough (without phlegm);
乾哭，乾嚎，乾號 howling without tears;
乾嘔 vomit and throw up nothing;
借乾舖 borrow a bed for the night in singsong house (“without moisture”).
(3) Only, with nothing else: 乾憑這點本事 (person) has only this bit of skill;
乾靠你一份薪水 depend only on your salary (for household expenses).
2.乾爸 [gan1ba1], n., see [gan1die1]↓.
3.乾繃兒 [gan1beher0], (1) n., a kind of baked cake; (2) adj., very dry.
4.乾杯 [gan1bei1], v.i., bottoms up.
5.乾貝 [gan1bei4], n., dried, preserved edible ligaments of a species of clam, Altrina japonica (also wr. 干貝, cf. 江瑤柱 63A.30).
6.乾癟 [gan1bie3], n., dry and cracked, (of person) thin, skinny, emaciated: 乾癟臭虫 (Shanghai dial.) person without a cent.
7.乾冰 [gan1bing1], n., artificial ice-block.
8.乾乾 (1) *[qian2qian2], v.i., (AC, LL) to strive ceaselessly; (2) [gan1gan1], adj., 乾乾淨淨 see [gan1jing4]↓; [gan1gan1], 乾乾兒的 empty-handed (to visit without presents).
9.乾親 [gan1qin1], n., adopted relative.
10.乾道 *[qian2dao4], n., the male principle, principle of action.
11.乾爹 [gan1die1], n., adopted father.
12.乾兒（子） [gan1e2]([zi3]), n., adopted son.
13.乾飯 [gan1fan4] n., usu. cooked rice as dist. 稀飯 gruel or congee.
14.乾粉 [gan1fen3], n., dry 粉條 (vermicelli made from bean flour, not yet soaked in water).
15.乾綱 *[qian2gang1], n., the sovereign's power; (facet.) husband's power: 乾綱大振 (不振) husband reestablishes his power vis-a-vis his wife (be henpecked).
16.乾果 [gan1guo3], n., dried or preserved fruit.
17.乾旱 [gan1han4], n., drought.
18.乾涸 [gan1he2], adj., dried up (water, also finances).
19.乾宅 *[qian2zhai2], n., (LL) bridegroom's family (used during wedding).
20.乾淨 [gan1jing4], adj., (1) clean (room, dress); (2) cleaned up: 輸乾淨了 (cash) all cleaned up at gambling; 乾乾淨淨，一乾二淨 all finished, cleared up without remainder.
21.乾渴 [gan1ke3], adj., very thirsty.
22.乾枯 [gan1ku1], adj., dried up (leaves, ideas).
23.乾坤 *[qian2kun1], n., (1) the principles of heaven and earth or male and female; (2) the universe; (3) husband-and-wife relationship.
24.乾酪 [gan1lao4], n., cheese.
25.乾糧 [gan1liang0], n., (1) not perishable foodstuff, such as grains bean; (2) dehydrated food, army food supplies or those that can be carried on a long foot journey.
26.乾裂 [gan1lie4], adj., (wood, soil) dry and cracked.
27.乾禮（兒） [gan1li3] ([gan1lie3er0]), n., cash gifts: 送乾禮兒 give cash on festive occasions.
28.乾餾 [gan1liu4], v.i., (chem.) dry distillation.
29.乾媽 [gan1ma1], n., adopted mother.
30.乾麵 [gan1mian4], n., flour.
31.乾沒 [gan1mo4], v.t., confiscate, appropriate what is not one's own.
32.乾娘 [gan1niang2], n., adopted mother.
33.乾女兒 [gan1nU3er0], n., adopted daughter.
34.乾熱 [gan1re4], n. & adj., dry heat; (weather) scorching hot.
35.乾象 *[qian2xiang4], n., heaven, as symbol of [qian2] principle.
36.乾笑 [gan1xiao4], v.i., to make a forced smile.
37.乾洗 [gan1xi3], v.i., dry-clean.
38.乾薪 [gan1xin1], n., sinecure: 拿乾薪 draw salary without work.
39.乾瘦 [gan1shou4], adj., shrivelled, haggard (appearance.)
40.乾癬 [gan1xUan3], n., ringworm skin disease, with discolored patches covered with scales.
41.乾血癆 [gan1xUe4lao2], n., (Chin. med.) amenorrhoea; anemia.
42.乾絲 [gan1si1], n., fine shreds of bean curd.
43.乾苔 [gan1tai2], n., (bot.) enteromorpha.
44.乾菜 [gan1cai4], n., (1) various kinds of pickled or sun-dried vegetables; (2) a meal served without soup.
45.乾脆 [gan1cui4], (1) adj., straightfoward: 他做人很乾脆 he is very straightforward; (2) adv., simply and without hesitation or mincing words: 他說話乾脆 he does not beat about the bush; 不如乾脆把這筆賬勾掉 it would be simpler to write it off as bad debt; 乾脆就做把 do it then without further discussion; (3) adj., (food) crisp: 又乾又脆.
46.乾攢 [gan1zan3], adj., very thrifty, trying every way to save.
47.乾造 *[qian2zao4], n., (fortunetelling) a man's horoscope.
48.乾燥 [gan1zao4], adj., (weather) dry; 乾燥劑 (chem.) dryer, substance which absorbs moisture; 乾燥器 (chem.) desiccator.
49.乾曜 *[qian2yao4], n., (LL) the sun.
50.乾咽 [gan1ye4], v.i., to sob.
51.乾元 *[qian2yUan2], n., heaven.