# 竟敢 (jìnggǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 竟敢 (jìnggǎn) means “to have the nerve to; to dare to”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to have the nerve to; to dare to
- Pinyin: jìnggǎn (jing4 gan3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他竟敢对老师说谎。
  Tā jìnggǎn duì lǎoshī shuōhuǎng.
  He actually dared to lie to the teacher.

## Characters

- [竟](https://hanziro.com/word/jing-unexpectedly/) (jìng): unexpectedly; actually
- [敢](https://hanziro.com/word/gan-dare/) (gǎn): to dare

https://hanziro.com/word/jing-gan-have-nerve/

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