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杠 gāng

pole, bar; lever, crowbar

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 6
Radical
木
Traditional
槓
Type
Ideograph
Made of 木工 ⿰木工

Memory hint: A wooden 木 lever 工; 工 also provides the pronunciation

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  1. 杠杆可以帮我们省力气。
    Gànggǎn kěyǐ bāng wǒmen shěng lìqi.
    A lever can help us save effort.
    lever can help us save strength
  2. 这个杠杆原理你懂吗？
    Zhège gànggǎn yuánlǐ nǐ dǒng ma?
    Do you understand this lever principle?
    this(measure) lever principle you understand (question)
  3. 用这根杠杆把石头撬起来吧。
    Yòng zhè gēn gànggǎn bǎ shítou qiào qǐlái ba.
    Use this lever to pry up the stone.
    use this(measure) lever (particle) stone pry-up (suggestion)
  4. 没有杠杆，我们搬不动这块大石头。
    Méiyǒu gànggǎn, wǒmen bān bú dòng zhè kuài dà shítou.
    Without a lever, we can't move this big stone.
    not-have lever, we move not-move this(measure) big stone
  5. 物理课上，老师讲解了杠杆的原理。
    Wùlǐ kè shàng, lǎoshī jiǎngjiěle gànggǎn de yuánlǐ.
    In physics class, the teacher explained the principle of the lever.
    physics class on, teacher explained lever (particle) principle

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