肝脏

肝臟
gānzàng
noun HSK 7 #5,480

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 liver (organ)

Examples

Hē tài duō jiǔ huì shānghài gānzàng.
Drinking too much alcohol can damage the liver.
Gānzàng shì réntǐ zuì dà de qìguān zhī yī.
The liver is one of the largest organs in the human body.

Tips

usage
肝脏 is the formal/medical term. In casual speech, just (gān) is often used, especially in internet slang like 游戏 (to grind a game, implying you're hurting your liver staying up late).

Stroke Order

gān
zāng