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扛 káng

to carry on one's shoulder

Strokes
6
Level
HSK 6
Radical
扌
Type
Ideograph
Made of 扌工 ⿰扌工

Memory hint: Labor 工 done by hand 扌; 工 also provides the pronunciation

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  1. 他一个人扛着一袋大米回家。
    Tā yī gè rén kángzhe yī dài dàmǐ huí jiā.
    He carried a bag of rice on his shoulder alone as he went home.
    he one (measure) person carry-(particle) one bag rice return home
  2. 这么重的箱子，你一个人扛得动吗？
    Zhème zhòng de xiāngzi, nǐ yī gè rén káng de dòng ma?
    Such a heavy box — can you carry it on your shoulder by yourself?
    so heavy (particle) box, you one (measure) person carry (particle) can-move (question)
  3. 你能帮我把这袋东西扛上楼吗？
    Nǐ néng bāng wǒ bǎ zhè dài dōngxi káng shàng lóu ma?
    Can you help me carry this bag of things upstairs?
    you can help me (marker) this bag thing carry up building (question)
  4. 这箱子不重，不用扛，提着就行。
    Zhè xiāngzi bù zhòng, bùyòng káng, tízhe jiù xíng.
    This box isn't heavy; there's no need to carry it on your shoulder, just carry it by hand.
    this box not heavy, no-need carry-on-shoulder, carry-(particle) then okay
  5. 在工地上，工人们每天都要扛着重物爬楼梯。
    Zài gōngdì shàng, gōngrénmen měitiān dōu yào kángzhe zhòngwù pá lóutī.
    At the construction site, the workers have to carry heavy loads on their shoulders and climb stairs every day.
    at construction-site on, workers every-day all need carry-(particle) heavy-thing climb stairs

Words with 扛 (1)