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电线杆 (diàn xiàn gān): Utility pole (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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电线杆 consists of 3 characters.

电 • diàn • electricity; electric • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

diàn电

electricity; electric

线 • xiàn • thread, line, wire • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

xiàn线

thread, line, wire

杆 • gān • pole, rod, or stick • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gān杆

pole, rod, or stick

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Pinyindiàn xiàn gān

Meaningutility pole, telephone pole

Characters3

HSK—

Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 电线杆

lù路

biān边

yǒu有

yī一

gēn根

diàn电

xiàn线

gān杆

。

There is a utility pole by the roadside.

xiǎo小

niǎo鸟

tíng停

zài在

diàn电

xiàn线

gān杆

shàng上

xiū休

tái台

fēng风

bǎ把

jǐ几

gēn根

diàn电

xiàn线

gān杆

chuī吹

xi息

。

A little bird rests on the utility pole.

dǎo倒

le了

，

dǎo导

zhì致

tíng停

diàn电

。

The typhoon blew down several utility poles, causing a power outage.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 电线杆.

Words with 电

电影diàn yǐngfilm; movie
电脑diàn nǎocomputer
电视diàn shìTV
电话diàn huàtelephone
打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call
电影院diàn yǐng yuàncinema; movie theater
电梯diàn tīlift; elevator
电子书diàn zǐ shūe-book; electronic book

Words with 线

占线zhàn xiànbusy line; engaged (line)
线上xiàn shàngonline; on the internet
线下xiàn xiàoffline; in person
光线guāng xiànlight ray
在线

Words with 杆

杠杆gàng gǎnlever; pry bar
栏杆lán gānRailing / balustrade
旗杆qí gānflagpole
杆子gān zipole, rod, stick
杆菌

zài xiàn

online

线路xiàn lù(electricity) line; circuit; wire

路线lù xiànitinerary

下线xià xiànto go offline; to log off

gǎn jūn

bacillus

桅杆wéigānmast (of a ship)

蜗杆wō gānworm (in machinery)

操纵杆cāo zòng gǎncontrol lever; joystick