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扁担

Word · NounTraditional扁擔

shoulder pole

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

shoulder pole; carrying pole

neutral

A traditional tool for carrying loads over the shoulder, often used in rural or historical contexts.

Yé爷
ye爷
yòng用
biǎn扁
dan担
tiāo挑
zhe着
liǎng两
kuāng筐
shū蔬
cài菜
qù去
shì市
chǎng场
 。

Grandpa carried two baskets of vegetables to the market with a shoulder pole.

Zhè这
gēn根
lǎo老
biǎn扁
dan担
yǐ已
jīng经
yòng用
le了
hěn很
duō多
nián年
 。

This old shoulder pole has been used for many years.

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Tiāo挑
biǎn扁
dan担
xū需
yào要
jì技
qiǎo巧
lái来
bǎo保
chí持
píng平
héng衡
 。

Carrying a shoulder pole requires skill to maintain balance.