long fir pole for scaffolding or punting
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a long, thin pole made from fir tree trunks, used for building scaffolding or punting boats
Specifically refers to fir poles used in construction and boating. The character 杉 is pronounced shā in this specific compound, differing from its usual pronunciation shān.
Jiàn建
zhù筑
gōng工
rén人
yòng用
shā杉
gāo篙
dā搭
qǐ起
le了
jiǎo脚
shǒu手
jià架
。
The construction workers used fir poles to set up scaffolding.
Chuán船
fū夫
yòng用
shā杉
gāo篙
chēng撑
chuán船
guò过
hé河
。
The boatman poled the boat across the river with a fir pole.
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Zhè这
xiē些
shā杉
gāo篙
shì是
cóng从
shān山
lǐ里
yùn运
lái来
de的
。
These fir poles were transported from the mountains.
Gōng工
rén人
men们
xiāo削
jiān尖
le了
shā杉
gāo篙
de的
yī一
duān端
yǐ以
biàn便
chā插
rù入
hé河
dǐ底
。
The workers sharpened one end of the fir poles so they could be inserted into the river bottom.