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杆 gān

cane, pole, stick

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 6
Radical
木
Traditional
桿
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 木干 ⿰木干

Memory hint: wood

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  1. 学校门口立着一根旗杆。
    Xuéxiào ménkǒu lìzhe yì gēn qígān.
    There's a flagpole standing at the school gate.
    school entrance standing one(measure) flagpole
  2. 那根旗杆有多高？
    Nà gēn qígān yǒu duō gāo?
    How tall is that flagpole?
    that(measure) flagpole have how tall
  3. 请把国旗挂到旗杆上。
    Qǐng bǎ guóqí guà dào qígān shàng.
    Please hang the national flag on the flagpole.
    please (particle) national-flag hang to flagpole on
  4. 这根杆子不够结实，不能当旗杆用。
    Zhè gēn gānzi bú gòu jiēshi, bù néng dāng qígān yòng.
    This pole isn't sturdy enough to be used as a flagpole.
    this(measure) pole not enough sturdy, not can serve-as flagpole use
  5. 每天早上，学生们都在旗杆下升国旗。
    Měitiān zǎoshang, xuéshēngmen dōu zài qígān xià shēng guóqí.
    Every morning, the students raise the national flag under the flagpole.
    every-day morning, students all at flagpole under raise national-flag

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