跟 (gan1 | gen1) : heel; follow; with; to; and

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跟

gan1

gen1

[1] [n] heel (of foot, shoe, etc)
[2] [v] follow; accompany; go after
[3] [prep] with; to; as; from; on
[5] [conj] and | [synonym] 同

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: (#157)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

跟

This word has been viewed 13263 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th May 2015 11:08

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跟進 gan1 zeon3 gen1 jin4 = follow, follow up

跟隨 gan1 ceoi4 gen1 sui2 = to follow

踮起腳跟 dim2/3 hei2 goek3 gan1 dian3 qi3 jiao3 gen1 = to tiptoe 國

跟前 gan1 cin4 gen1 qian2; gen1 qian5 = nearby; living with

跟頭 gan1 tau4 gen1 tou5 = to fall; to somersault

跟蹤 gan1 zung1 gen1 zong1 = to follow

跟手 gan1 sau2 gen1 shou3 = right away; after that 粵

跟住 gan1 zyu6 = repeat; continue; follow; and then... 粵

跟大隊 gan1 daai6 deoi6*2 = do as everybody else does

跟風 gan1 fung1 = follow the latest fashion
See all 26 compounds (CantoDict reports 27 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 9 examples containing 跟

不要跟他一般見識! 國
don't lower yourself to their level!
[lit. don't follow them in being so common/basic/primitive]

我跟埋你去粵
I'll come along with you.
[[literal] I with along you go Please note that (1) the verb particle 埋 (along) follows the prep 跟 instead of the verb 去, and that (2) 埋 is optional and can be omitted (我跟你去 I'll go with you). ]

我問佢跟住去邊度。粵
I asked him where to go next.
[Cantonese grammar has the adverb 邊度 (where) placed at the end of sentence.]

跟我入去我間實驗室。你睇吓我嘅雷射。粵
Follow me into my lab and take a look at my laser.

這兒敗家子只會跟一班豬朋狗友吃喝嫖賭！國
The only thing this good-for-nothing son does is to go around with some bad company and engage in all kinds of vice activities.

佢老婆起佢尾注擸晒啲錢跟佬走咗粵
His wife took all his money and eloped with another man already.

跟住落嚟，受害者… 粵
Carrying on, the victims...

琴晚佢飲到好醉，跟住鹹鹹濕濕噉搓我女朋友對波。粵
Last night he got really drunk and then lecherously fondled my girlfriend's breasts.
[Further discussion: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,84284,111096#msg-111096]

跟住個報廢及消帳手續去做就啱㗎喇粵
Follow the condemnation and write-off procedures and you can't go wrong.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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