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gǎn
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. stick
  2. 2. pole
  3. 3. lever
  4. 4. classifier for long objects such as guns

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5505593)

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Words Containing 杆

矮杆品种
ǎi gǎn pǐn zhǒng

short-stalked variety

杠杆
gàng gǎn

lever

蜗杆
wō gǎn

worm (mechanical engineering)

铁杆
tiě gǎn

iron rod

钓杆
diào gǎn

fishing rod

铁杆
tiě gān

iron (golf club)

套马杆
tào mǎ gǎn

lasso on long wooden pole

桅杆
wéi gān

mast

嗜酸乳杆菌
shì suān rǔ gǎn jūn

Lactobacillus acidophilus

金融杠杆
jīn róng gàng gǎn

financial leverage

鼠疫杆菌
shǔ yì gǎn jūn

Yersinia pestis

非杠杆化
fēi gàng gǎn huà

deleveraging (i.e. paying off part of a leverage loan)

推杆
tuī gān

push rod or tappet (mechanics)

起扑杆
qǐ pū gān

chipper (golf)

蜡样芽孢杆菌
là yàng yá bāo gǎn jūn

(microbiology) Bacillus cereus

杠杆收购
gàng gǎn shōu gòu

leveraged buyout (LBO)

上杆
shàng gān

backswing (golf)

变速杆
biàn sù gǎn

gear lever

换挡杆
huàn dǎng gǎn

gear lever

杆子
gān zi

pole

蜗杆副
wō gǎn fù

worm-gear pair

钓鱼杆
diào yú gān

fishing rod

军团杆菌
jūn tuán gǎn jūn

legionella bacteria

撑杆跳
chēng gān tiào

pole-vaulting

仙人掌杆菌
xiān rén zhǎng gǎn jūn

(microbiology) Bacillus cereus

箭杆
jiàn gǎn

arrow shaft

肉毒梭状芽孢杆菌
ròu dú suō zhuàng yá bāo gǎn jūn

Clostridium difficile (bacterium causing gut infection)

资金杠杆
zī jīn gàng gǎn

(finance) leverage

开杆
kāi gǎn

to tee off (golf)

挥杆
huī gān

swing (golf)

布氏杆菌病
bù shì gǎn jūn bìng

brucellosis (undulant fever or Mediterranean fever)

电杆
diàn gǎn

electric pole

切杆
qiē gān

chip (golf shot)

电杆
diàn gān

electric pole

结核杆菌
jié hé gǎn jūn

tubercle bacillus

控制杆
kòng zhì gǎn

control lever; joystick

肉毒杆菌
ròu dú gǎn jūn

Clostridium botulinum

一号木杆
yī hào mù gān

driver (golf)

撑杆
chēng gān

a pole

挺杆
tǐng gǎn

tappet (machine part)

三号木杆
sān hào mù gān

spoon (golf)

沙坑杆
shā kēng gān

sand wedge (golf)

拉杆
lā gān

tension bar

枪杆
qiāng gǎn

gun barrel

吊杆
diào gān

a boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects)

螺杆
luó gǎn

screw

杆秤
gǎn chèng

a steelyard (a type of balance)

李斯特氏杆菌
lǐ sī tè shì gǎn jūn

listeria bacillus

木杆
mù gān

wooden pole

集电杆
jí diàn gǎn

electric trolley pole

杆弟
gān dì

caddie (golf)

栏杆
lán gān

railing

撑杆跳高
chēng gān tiào gāo

pole-vaulting

顶杆
dǐng gǎn

top bar

肉毒杆菌毒素
ròu dú gǎn jūn dú sù

botulinum toxin

操纵杆
cāo zòng gǎn

joystick

笔杆子
bǐ gǎn zi

pen

电线杆
diàn xiàn gān

electric pole

标杆
biāo gān

surveyor's pole

嗜血杆菌
shì xuè gǎn jūn

hemophile bacteria

总杆赛
zǒng gān sài

stroke play (golf)

幽门螺杆菌
yōu mén luó gǎn jūn

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

腰杆
yāo gǎn

(a person's) back (usu. as sth one keeps straight)

比杆赛
bǐ gān sài

stroke play (golf)

旗杆
qí gān

flagpole

枯草杆菌
kū cǎo gǎn jūn

bacillus subtilis

腰杆子
yāo gǎn zi

waist

秤杆
chèng gǎn

the beam of a steelyard

标准杆
biāo zhǔn gān

par (golf)

一杆进洞
yī gān jìn dòng

(golf) hole in one

杆菌
gǎn jūn

bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria)

摇杆
yáo gǎn

joystick

杆子
gǎn zi

pole

乳杆菌
rǔ gǎn jūn

lactobacillus

球杆
qiú gān

club (golf)

炭疽杆菌
tàn jū gǎn jūn

anthrax bacterium (Bacillus anthracis)

枪杆子
qiāng gǎn zi

gun barrel

脚杆
jiǎo gǎn

(dialect) leg

线杆
xiàn gǎn

telephone pole

白喉杆菌
bái hóu gǎn jūn
二杆子
èr gān zi

hot-tempered

铁杆粉丝
tiě gǎn fěn sī

die-hard fan

电线杆
diàn xiàn gǎn

electric pole

大肠杆菌
dà cháng gǎn jūn

Escherichia coli (E. coli)

笔杆
bǐ gǎn

the shaft of a pen or writing brush

幽门螺旋杆菌
yōu mén luó xuán gǎn jūn

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

自拍杆
zì pāi gǎn

selfie stick