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gāng

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gāng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gāng | gang1
English translation
flagpole
footbridge
variant of gàng
> gāng [gàng]
thick pole
bar
rod
thick line
to mark with a thick line
to sharpen (knife)
(old) coffin-bearing pole
pole, bar; lever, crowbar

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About gāng

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

gàng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A wooden  lever  gōng gōng also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of gāng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

木工 mù gōng

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Example sentences using gāng

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他们 tā men 利用 lìyòng 滚杠 xiǎo chuán tuī 下水 xià shuǐ .

They pushed the boat down to the water on rollers.

乌尔 Wū ěr qiāo le 这个 zhè ge 作家 zuòjiā de 竹杠, yòng le de Shū , què zhǐ gěi 微不足道 wēibùzúdào de 一点点 yī diǎn diǎn Qián .

Woltz had chiseled the guy , given him peanuts for the book.

我们 wǒmen zhè dùn fàn bèi 索取 suǒqǔ 高价 gāo jià (( bèi qiāo le 竹杠)).

We were overcharged for our meal.

jiā 旅馆 lǚ guǎn qiāo 观光客 guān guāng kè de 竹杠.

That hotel rips off the tourists.

我们 wǒmen bèi qiāo le 竹杠.

We paid through the nose.

Words with gāng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
gāng bar gàng
杠杆 gànggǎn lever槓桿
保险杠 bǎo xiǎn gàng car bumper保險槓
杠铃 gàng líng barbell槓鈴
单杠 dān gàng bar單槓
杠子 gàng zi thick bar槓子
抬杠 tái gàng to bicker抬槓
双杠 shuāng gàng parallel bars (gymnastics event)雙槓
高低杠 gāo dī gàng uneven bars (gymnastics)高低槓
撬杠 qiào gàng crowbar撬槓
敲竹杠 qiāo zhú gàng extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness敲竹槓
杠夫 gàng fū pole carrier槓夫
盘杠子 pán gàng zi to carry out gymnastic tricks on horizontal bar盤杠子

gāng Decomposition & Compounds

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gāng Decomposition

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