gǔn

滚

HSK 5Character · Verb · NounTraditional滾

roll; go away; boil; surname

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Meanings

6 senses · 22 examples
1.

verb

to roll; to turn over

Describes objects moving by turning over repeatedly, or liquids moving freely.

Hé荷
yè叶
shàng上
gǔn滚
zhe着
liàng亮
jīng晶
jīng晶
de的
shuǐ水
zhū珠
ér儿
 。

Shiny water droplets are rolling on the lotus leaves.

Zú足
qiú球
gǔn滚
dào到
le了
qiú球
mén门
lǐ里
 。

The football rolled into the goal.

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Shí石
tou头
cóng从
shān山
pō坡
shàng上
gǔn滚
le了
xià下
lái来
 。

The rock rolled down from the hillside.

Xiǎo小
gǒu狗
zài在
cǎo草
dì地
shàng上
dǎ打
gǔn滚
er儿
 。

The little dog is rolling around on the grass.

Lún轮
tāi胎
zài在
nì泥
níng泞
de的
lù路
shàng上
gǔn滚
guò过
 。

The tires rolled over the muddy road.

2.

verb

to get lost; go away (scolding)

informal, derogatory

Highly colloquial and rude, used to angrily tell someone to leave immediately.

Gǔn滚
kāi开
 !
Bié别
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
dǎo捣
luàn乱
 。

Get out! Stop messing around here.

Nǐ你
gěi给
wǒ我
gǔn滚
chū出
qù去
 !

Get out of here right now!

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Tā他
bèi被
lǎo老
bǎn板
mà骂
de得
gǔn滚
chū出
le了
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
 。

He was scolded out of the office by his boss.

Kàn看
dào到
tā他
jiù就
fán烦
 ,
kuài快
ràng让
tā他
gǔn滚
 !

I'm annoyed just seeing him, tell him to leave quickly!

Gǔn滚
dàn蛋
de的
yì意
si思
hé和
gǔn滚
kāi开
chà差
bù不
duō多
 。

The meaning of 'gǔn dàn' is similar to 'gǔn kāi'.

3.

verb

to boil; to seethe

Used to describe liquids that are heated to boiling point, or agitated turbulent liquids.

Gǔn滚
kāi开
de的
shuǐ水
bù不
yào要
pèng碰
 ,
huì会
tàng烫
shāng伤
de的
 。

Don't touch boiling water, it will scald you.

Guō锅
lǐ里
de的
shuǐ水
gǔn滚
le了
 ,
kě可
yǐ以
xià下
miàn面
tiáo条
le了
 。

The water in the pot is boiling, we can put in the noodles.

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Hǎi海
làng浪
zài在
hǎi海
miàn面
shàng上
gǔn滚
lái来
gǔn滚
qù去
 。

Waves are rolling back and forth on the sea surface.

Tāng汤
gǔn滚
le了
zhī之
hòu后
zhuǎn转
xiǎo小
huǒ火
màn慢
dùn炖
 。

Turn to low heat and simmer after the soup boils.

Rè热
yóu油
zài在
guō锅
lǐ里
gǔn滚
zhe着
 ,
zhǔn准
bèi备
zhá炸
shǔ薯
tiáo条
 。

Hot oil is bubbling in the pot, ready to fry French fries.

4.

verb

to roll; to coat by rolling

Used for making food or shaping objects by rolling them in a substance.

Mā妈
ma妈
zhèng正
zài在
gǔn滚
yuán元
xiāo宵
 。

Mom is rolling sweet dumplings for the Lantern Festival.

Hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
xuě雪
dì地
lǐ里
gǔn滚
xuě雪
qiú球
 。

The kids are rolling snowballs in the snow.

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Tā他
bǎ把
mián棉
huā花
gǔn滚
chéng成
le了
yí一
gè个
dà大
qiú球
 。

He rolled the cotton into a big ball.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
zuò做
fǎ法
jiào叫
gǔn滚
táng糖
shān山
zhā楂
 。

This method is called sugar-coated hawthorns.

Lì利
gǔn滚
lì利
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
hěn很
gāo高
de的
jì计
xī息
fāng方
shì式
 。

Compound interest is a very high interest calculation method.

5.

verb

same as 绲

archaic, technical (clothing)

A rarely used variant meaning, refers to stitching a decorative ribbon edge on clothing.

Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
de的
lǐng领
kǒu口
gǔn滚
le了
yí一
dào道
biān边
 。

A decorative ribbon edge was stitched around the collar of this garment.

6.

noun

surname Gun

A rare Chinese family name.

Gǔn滚
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
xīn新
tóng同
shì事
 。

Mr. Gun is a new colleague at our company.