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侃 kǎn

upright and strong; amiable

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
亻
Type
Ideograph
Made of 亻口川 ⿰亻⿱口川

Memory hint: As trustworthy 㐰 as spring-water 川

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  1. 他在台上侃侃而谈，一点也不紧张。
    Tā zài tái shàng kǎnkǎn'értán, yìdiǎn yě bù jǐnzhāng.
    He spoke eloquently and confidently on stage, not nervous at all.
    he at stage on speak-frankly-and-fluently, a-bit also not nervous
  2. 他为什么总能侃侃而谈，毫不怯场？
    Tā wèishénme zǒng néng kǎnkǎn'értán, háobù qièchǎng?
    Why can he always speak so eloquently, without any stage fright?
    he why always can speak-frankly-and-fluently, not-at-all stage-fright (question)
  3. 面试时，你应该试着侃侃而谈，展示自信。
    Miànshì shí, nǐ yīnggāi shìzhe kǎnkǎn'értán, zhǎnshì zìxìn.
    During the interview, you should try to speak confidently and fluently to show confidence.
    interview time, you should try speak-frankly-and-fluently, show confidence
  4. 他平时话不多，很少这样侃侃而谈。
    Tā píngshí huà bù duō, hěn shǎo zhèyàng kǎnkǎn'értán.
    He usually doesn't talk much and rarely speaks so eloquently.
    he usually word not much, very few this-way speak-frankly-and-fluently
  5. 在讨论会上，他侃侃而谈，赢得了大家的掌声。
    Zài tǎolùnhuì shàng, tā kǎnkǎn'értán, yíngdéle dàjiā de zhǎngshēng.
    At the discussion meeting, he spoke eloquently and won everyone's applause.
    at discussion-meeting on, he speak-frankly-and-fluently, win-(particle) everyone (particle) applause

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