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gāng

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gāng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gāng | gang1
English translation
to raise aloft with both hands
old variant of gāng [gāng]
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
káng | kang2
English translation
to carry on one's shoulder
to lift; to carry on one's shoulders

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About gāng

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

gāng

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

Labor  gōng done by hand  shǒu gōng also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of gāng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

扌工

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Example sentences using gāng

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zhè 箱子 xiāng zi tài chóng ,不能 bù néng gāng 下坡 xià pō , 我们 wǒmen zhǐ tuō 下去 xià qù .

The box is too heavy to carry down the slope; we'll have to drag it down.

扛起 zhǐ 沉重 chénzhòng de 箱子 xiāng zi , 吭哧 kēng chi 吭哧地 zǒu le .

He heaved the heavy box and staggered off , puffing and blowing from the strain.

xiàn zài , 战俘 zhàn fú 身穿 shēn chuān 蓝色 lán sè 服装 fúzhuāng , jiān gāng 来福 Qiāng , zài 军营 jūn yíng qián 大胆 dà dǎn de zǒu 来走去.

Now, dressed in a blue uniform and with a rifle over his shoulder, the prisoner marched boldly up and down in front of the camp.

liǎng tiān 战斗 zhàndòu 之后 zhī hòu ,只有 zhǐyǒu 90 rén Néng 继续 jìxù gāng 枪战斗.

After two days of fighting only ninety could still bear arms.

xiáng gāng 起来 qǐlai 铺盖 pū gài .

Xiangzi hoisted his bedding - roll on to his shoulder.

Words with gāng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
gāng to carry on one's shoulder gāng

gāng Decomposition & Compounds

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gāng Decomposition

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