肝

HSK 6

gān

liver

Explanation

(slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game); (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy

Examples

他肝了一整晚玩电子游戏。

tā gān le yī zhěng wǎn wán diàn zǐ yóu jì

He worked hard all night playing video games.

这款游戏肝起来很磨人。

zhè kǒng què yóu xì gān qǐ lái hěn mó rén

This game requires a lot of hard work to progress.