滚 (gǔn) — to roll; to tumble; to boil (of liquid, especially when cooking); (rude) Get out! Go away!; to scram, to buzz off
Definition
滚 (gǔn) is a casual, blunt "get out!" when used to tell someone to leave — stronger than the everyday 走开. It also means "to roll" (ball, wheel) or "to boil" (cooking water), but 煮 is the neutral word for boiling food.
verb
to rollto tumbleto boil (of liquid, especially when cooking)(rude) Get out! Go away!to scramto buzz off
Examples
- 滚。Qiú gǔn jìn le dòng lǐ.The ball rolled into the hole.
- 滚，。Shuǐ gǔn le, kě yǐ xià miàn tiáo le.The water is boiling; we can put the noodles in now.
- ：“！”Tā shēng qì dì shuō: "gǔn kāi!"He angrily said, 'Get lost!'
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