Usage note
干可以表示没有水分的，也可以口语里表示做某事。
gān kě yǐ biǎo shì méi yǒu shuǐ fèn de， yě kě yǐ kǒu yǔ lǐ biǎo shì zuò mǒu shì。
干 can mean dry, and in speech it can also mean to do something.
Context note
干常出现在天气、食物和动作里。
gān cháng chū xiàn zài tiān qì 、 shí wù hé dòng zuò lǐ。
干 often appears in weather, food, and action contexts.
5 examples
衣服干了。
yī fu gān le。
The clothes are dry.
今天很干。
jīn tiān hěn gān。
It is very dry today.
请把手擦干。
qǐng bǎ shǒu cā gān。
Please dry your hands.
他在干什么？
tā zài gàn shén me？
What is he doing?
地板很干净，也很干。
dì bǎn hěn gān jìng， yě hěn gān。
The floor is clean and dry.
5 mini stories
雨停了，衣服很快就干了。
yǔ tíng le， yī fu hěn kuài jiù gān le。
The rain stopped, and the clothes dried quickly.
天气太干，妈妈提醒我多喝水。
tiān qì tài gān， mā ma tí xǐng wǒ duō hē shuǐ。
The weather is too dry, and Mom reminded me to drink more water.
你在干什么？我在整理书包。
nǐ zài gàn shén me？ wǒ zài zhěng lǐ shū bāo。
What are you doing? I am organizing my school bag.
把手擦干以后再拿书。
bǎ shǒu cā gān yǐ hòu zài ná shū。
Dry your hands before you take the book.
这个水果放了一会儿，表面有点干。
zhè ge shuǐ guǒ fàng le yí huì er， biǎo miàn yǒu diǎn gān。
This fruit sat for a while, and the surface became a little dry.
Mini dialogue
衣服干了
A
你看，衣服干了吗？
Nǐ kàn, yīfu gān le ma?
Look, are the clothes dry?
B
干了，我们可以收起来了。
Gān le, wǒmen kěyǐ shōu qǐlái le.
They are dry, we can put them away.
口渴了
A
我口很干，想喝水。
Wǒ kǒu hěn gān, xiǎng hē shuǐ.
My mouth is very dry, I want to drink water.
B
给你水，别让嘴巴太干。
Gěi nǐ shuǐ, bié ràng zuǐba tài gān.
Here's water, don't let your mouth get too dry.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
湿
shī
wet
干 means dry, 湿 means wet.
related
干净
gānjìng
clean
干 is part of 干净 (clean).