# 骨干 (gǔgàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 骨干 (gǔgàn) means “backbone; key member”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: backbone; key member
- Pinyin: gǔgàn (gu3 gan4)
- Traditional: 骨幹
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 年轻的工程师已经成为团队的骨干。
  Niánqīng de gōngchéngshī yǐjīng chéngwéi tuánduì de gǔgàn.
  Young engineers have become the backbone of the team.

## Characters

- 骨 (gǔ): bone
- [干](https://hanziro.com/word/gan-do/) (gàn): to do; to work

https://hanziro.com/word/gu-gan-backbone/

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