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CHINESE CHARACTER

gàng

杠

杠

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pole; bar; lever

Numbered pinyin
gang4
English meanings
thick pole; bar; lever; to argue

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他yòng用yī一gēn根mù木gàng杠bǎ把mén门dǐng顶zhù住。

    He propped the door shut with a wooden pole.

  2. 02

    dān单gàng杠shàng上kěyǐ可以duànliàn锻炼shēntǐ身体。

    You can exercise on the horizontal bar.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 杠杆
  • 单杠
  • 双杠
  • 抬杠
  • 杠子