骨干 (gǔ gàn): Backbone (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

骨干 consists of 2 characters.

trunk; main part; do; work

HSK 2.0 L4

3.

How to Use 骨干 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 骨干 with other words naturally.

Noun + Noun

jì技

shù术

gǔ骨

gàn干

formal

technical backbone

yè业

wù务

gǔ骨

gàn干

formal

business core member

Adjective + Noun

gǔ骨

gàn干

qǐ企

yè业

formal

key enterprise

Verb + Objectwith培养

péi培

yǎng养

gǔ骨

gàn干

4.

Example Sentences with 骨干

tā他

shì是

wǒ我

men们

bān班

de的

gǔ骨

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3.

How to Use 骨干 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 骨干 with other words naturally.

Noun + Noun

jì技

shù术

gǔ骨

gàn干

formal

technical backbone

yè业

wù务

gǔ骨

gàn干

formal

business core member

Adjective + Noun

gǔ骨

gàn干

qǐ企

yè业

formal

key enterprise

Verb + Objectwith培养

péi培

yǎng养

gǔ骨

gàn干

4.

Example Sentences with 骨干

tā他

shì是

wǒ我

men们

bān班

de的

gǔ骨

gàn干

lì力

liàng量

formal

backbone force

formal

cultivate core members

gàn干

。

He is the backbone of our class.

tā他

shì是

tuán团

duì队

de的

jì技

shù术

gǔ骨

gàn干

，

fù负

zé责

jiě解

jué决

suǒ所

yǒu有

hé核

xīn心

nán难

tí题

。

He is the technical backbone of the team, responsible for solving all the core challenges.

méi没

yǒu有

zhè这

xiē些

gǔ骨

gàn干

jiào教

shī师

，

xué学

xiào校

de的

jiào教

xué学

zhì质

liàng量

huì会

xià下

jiàng降

ma吗

？

Will the school's teaching quality decline without these key teachers?

zhè这

xiē些

gǔ骨

gàn干

yuán员

gōng工

duì对

gōng公

sī司

de的

fā发

zhǎn展

hěn很

zhòng重

yào要

。

These key employees are important for the company's development.

wǒ我

men们

gōng公

sī司

de的

gǔ骨

gàn干

lì力

liàng量

zhèng正

zài在

jī积

jí极

kāi开

tuò拓

hǎi海

wài外

shì市

chǎng场

。

The mainstay of our company is actively expanding into overseas markets.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

gǔ骨

gàn干

chéng成

yuán员

，

dàn但

gòng贡

xiàn献

tóng同

yàng样

bù不

kě可

huò或

quē缺

。

He is not a core member of the project, but his contributions are equally indispensable.

zài在

xiàng项

mù目

zhōng中

，

gǔ骨

gàn干

chéng成

yuán员

fù负

zé责

hé核

xīn心

rèn任

wù务

。

In the project, the core members are responsible for key tasks.

zuò作

wéi为

bù部

mén门

gǔ骨

gàn干

，

tā她

jì既

yào要

guǎn管

lǐ理

tuán团

duì队

，

yòu又

yào要

cān参

yù与

jué决

cè策

。

As the backbone of the department, she both manages the team and participates in decision-making.

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