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1. pole

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立 竿 见影。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 792903)

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Words Containing 竿

• 竹竿 竹竿 zhú gān: bamboo
• 北竿 北竿 běi gān: Peikan Island, one of the Matsu Islands
• 北竿乡 北竿乡 běi gān xiāng: Peikan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[lián jiāng xiàn] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan
• 南竿 南竿 nán gān: Nankan Island, one of the Matsu Islands
• 南竿乡 南竿乡 nán gān xiāng: Nankan or Nangan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[lián jiāng xiàn] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan
• 撑竿跳 撑竿跳 chēng gān tiào: pole-vaulting
• 撑竿跳高 撑竿跳高 chēng gān tiào gāo: pole vault
• 桅竿 桅竿 wéi gān: ship mast
• 标竿 标竿 biāo gān: benchmark
• 滑竿 滑竿 huá gān: a kind of sedan chair, usu. made of bamboo and mounted on a pair of long bamboo poles
• 爬竿 爬竿 pá gān: pole-climbing (as gymnastics or circus act)
• 球竿 球竿 qiú gān: cue (billiards)
• 百尺竿头 百尺竿头 bǎi chǐ gān tóu: to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
• 百尺竿头，更进一步 百尺竿头，更进一步 bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù: lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom)
• 立竿见影 立竿见影 lì gān jiàn yǐng: lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom)
• 竿子 竿子 gān zi: bamboo pole
• 竿头 竿头 gān tóu: bamboo pole's uppermost tip
• 钓竿 钓竿 diào gān: fishing rod
• 马竿 马竿 mǎ gān: lasso pole
• 鱼竿 鱼竿 yú gān: fishing rod