gān
竿
pole; rod; bamboo pole
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
bamboo pole; wooden pole; rod
Often used in formal and colloquial contexts, with optional diminutive suffix 儿 in spoken Chinese.
Tā他
ná拿
zhe着
diào钓
gān竿
zuò坐
zài在
hé河
biān边
diào钓
yú鱼
。
He sat by the river fishing with a fishing pole.
Lì立
gān竿
jiàn见
yǐng影
shì是
yī一
gè个
cháng常
yòng用
de的
chéng成
yǔ语
。
Pole erected, shadow seen is a commonly used idiom.
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Bǎi百
chǐ尺
gān竿
tóu头
，
gèng更
jìn进
yī一
bù步
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
jì继
xù续
nǔ努
lì力
。
Even on a hundred-foot pole, we must climb one step further; keep striving even after achieving success.
Gōng工
rén人
men们
yòng用
zhú竹
gān竿
dā搭
jiàn建
le了
lín临
shí时
de的
zhē遮
yáng阳
péng棚
。
The workers used bamboo poles to build a temporary sunshade.
Zhè这
gè个
liàng晾
yī衣
gānr竿
bèi儿
fēng被
chuī风
wāi吹
le歪
了
。
This clothesline pole was tilted by the wind.