骨干

骨幹
gǔgàn
noun HSK 7-9 #32,354

Meanings

  1. 1 backbone
  2. 2 key member
  3. 3 core element
  4. 4 mainstay

Examples

HSK 3
Tā shì gōngsī de gǔgàn lìliàng.
He is a core member of the company.
HSK 3
Gǔgàn jiàoshī duì xuéxiào fāzhǎn hěn zhòngyào.
Key teachers are very important for a school's development.

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

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