干吏 gànlì capable official Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents gànlì capable official 干 幹 gàn adjectivenoun capable (bound form) capable; competent; talented吏 lì official (bound form) a general term for government officials in imperial Chinagànlì low-ranking official 干 幹 gàn verb to do to do; to work; to be engaged in; to hold a post; to fight; to go at it吏 lì minor official (bound form) a low-level functionary, clerk, or yamen runner