骨干

骨幹

gǔgàn

noun HSK 7-9 #32,354

Meanings

1 backbone
2 key member
3 core element
4 mainstay

Characters

trunk; main part

Examples

HSK 4

骨干教师对学校发展很重要。

Gǔgàn jiàoshī duì xuéxiào fāzhǎn hěn zhòngyào.

Key teachers are very important for a school's development.

HSK 5

他是公司的骨干力量。

Tā shì gōngsī de gǔgàn lìliàng.

He is a core member of the company.

Tips

usage

Originally means the shaft of a bone (diaphysis), but far more commonly used figuratively to mean 'backbone' or 'key person' in an organization. Often combined as 骨干力量, 骨干成员, 骨干企业.

Stroke Order

骨 gǔ

干 gān