gàngzi

杠子

Word · NounTraditional槓子

thick stick; horizontal bar

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Meanings

3 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

thick stick; heavy pole

Refers to a sturdy, relatively thick rod or stick.

Tā他
yòng用
yī一
gēn根
gàng杠
zi子
bǎ把
mén门
qiào撬
kāi开
le了
 。

He pried the door open with a thick stick.

Gōng工
rén人
men们
tái抬
zhe着
yī一
gēn根
chén沉
zhòng重
de的
gàng杠
zi子
 。

The workers were carrying a heavy pole.

2.

noun

horizontal bar (as in gymnastics)

technical

Refers to a horizontal bar used in gymnastics.

Tā他
zài在
dān单
gàng杠
hé和
shuāng双
gàng杠
shàng上
dōu都
zuò做
de得
hěn很
chū出
sè色
 。

He performed excellently on both the horizontal and parallel bars.

Tǐ体
cāo操
yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
zài在
gàng杠
zi子
shàng上
fān翻
zhuǎn转
 。

Gymnasts flip on the horizontal bars.

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Yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
zhèng正
zài在
liàn练
xí习
pán盘
gàng杠
 。

The athlete is practicing circling the bar.

3.

noun

horizontal line; cross-out mark

A horizontal line used by teachers or editors to cross out mistakes.

Lǎo老
shī师
bǎ把
xiě写
cuò错
le了
de的
zì字
dōu都
dǎ打
shàng上
gàng杠
 。

The teacher crossed out all the incorrectly written characters.

Jiào校
duì对
shí时
 ,
yòng用
hóng红
bǐ笔
zài在
cuò错
zì字
shàng上
huà画
gè个
gàng杠
zi子
 。

When proofreading, use a red pen to draw a line through the wrong character.