Chinese word dictionary

橄榄

gǎn lǎn · Chinese olive; olive

Word information

Simplified橄榄
Traditional橄欖
Pinyingǎn lǎn
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

How to learn 橄榄

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.