bàngzi

棒子

Word · Noun

short thick stick; corn (dialect)

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

noun

short thick stick; club

Usually refers to a thick, short wooden rod, can also be used metaphorically.

Lǎo老
rén人
shǒu手
lǐ里
ná拿
zhe着
yī一
gēn根
bàng棒
zi子
gǎn赶
jī鸡
 。

The old man held a stick to chase the chickens.

Tú歹
dǎi徒
huī挥
wǔ舞
zhe着
bàng棒
zi子
qiǎng抢
zǒu走
le了
lù路
rén人
de的
bāo包
 。

The thug waved a club and robbed the pedestrian's bag.

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Tā他
yòng用
bàng棒
zi子
qiào撬
kāi开
le了
cāng仓
kù库
de的
mén门
 。

He used a stick to pry open the warehouse door.

Bié别
ná拿
bàng棒
zi子
zhǐ指
zhe着
bié别
rén人
 ,
zhè这
hěn很
bù不
lǐ礼
mào貌
 。

Don't point a stick at others, it's very impolite.

Bàng棒
qiú球
bàng棒
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
yùn运
dòng动
yòng用
de的
bàng棒
zi子
 。

A baseball bat is a type of sports stick.

2.

noun

corn; maize (dialect)

dialect

Commonly used dialectal term in northern China for corn, especially when referring to ground corn flour.

Lǎo老
jiā家
de的
dì地
lǐ里
zhòng种
le了
hǎo好
duō多
bàng棒
zi子
 。

Many corn plants were grown in the fields of my hometown.

Mā妈
ma妈
yòng用
bàng棒
zi子
miàn面
zhēng蒸
le了
wō窝
tóu头
 。

Mom steamed steamed corn bread with corn flour.

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Qiū秋
tiān天
dào到
le了
 ,
bàng棒
zi子
dōu都
chéng成
shú熟
le了
 。

Autumn is here, and the corn is ripe.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
bàng棒
zi子
de的
kē颗
lì粒
bǎo饱
mǎn满
yòu又
xiāng香
tián甜
 。

This kind of corn has plump, sweet grains.

Yé爷
ye爷
xǐ喜
huan欢
bǎ把
bàng棒
zi子
zhǔ煮
zhe着
chī吃
 。

Grandpa likes to eat boiled corn.