杠
thick stick; gymnastics bar; mark line; standard
Meanings
7 senses · 15 examplesnoun
thick stick; heavy bar
Can refer to wooden or metal thick rods used for support or blocking.
He used a door bar to prop the back door shut to prevent theft.
The old farmer lifted the heavy stone mill with a thick wooden bar.
noun
gymnastics bar
Refers to competitive gymnastics equipment with horizontal bars.
Students at the youth sports school practice moves on the horizontal bar every day.
Uneven bars are one of the classic events in women's gymnastics.
noun
machine tool bar
technicalTechnical term for mechanical engineering components.
The lead screw of the lathe needs regular maintenance to ensure accuracy.
The factory master is replacing the drive bar of the milling machine.
noun
funeral carrying pole
archaicTraditional funeral usage, rarely used in modern contexts.
In old times, pallbearers carried the coffin forward slowly during funerals.
Pallbearers in old society made a living by selling their physical labor.
noun
straight line mark
Often used in the diminutive form 杠儿, refers to underlines or straight marks.
The teacher marked typos in the student's composition with red straight lines.
The rank insignia for a lieutenant is one bar and two stars.
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He likes to underline key sentences with blue bars while reading.
verb
cross out; mark with lines
Can be used with 杠儿 to refer to marking text with straight lines.
The editor crossed out many redundant sentences on the manuscript with a red pen.
When proofreading, you should promptly mark typos and awkward sentences with lines.
noun
fixed standard; benchmark
formalUsed in the diminutive form 杠儿, refers to established rules or benchmarks.
This company has set very high performance evaluation standards.
The quality standards in the industry cannot be lowered casually.