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竹竿

竹竿 (zhú gān): Bamboo pole (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

竹竿 consists of 2 characters.

bamboo pole, rod

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Pinyinzhú gān

Meaningbamboo pole

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word竹竿

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3.

How to Use 竹竿 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 竹竿 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith撑

chēng撑

zhe着

zhú竹

gān竿

neutral

prop up with a bamboo pole

Adjective + Nounwith细长

xì细

cháng长

de的

zhú竹

gān竿

Noun + Modifierwith晾衣服

liàng晾

yī衣

fu服

de的

zhú竹

gān竿

Measure Word + Nounwith根

yī一

gēn根

zhú竹

gān竿

4.

Example Sentences with 竹竿

zhè这

shì是

yī一

gēn根

zhú竹

gān竿

。

neutral

slender bamboo pole

neutral

bamboo pole for drying clothes

neutral

a bamboo pole

This is a bamboo pole.

tā他

xiǎo小

xīn心

yì翼

yì翼

dì地

yòng用

zhú竹

gān竿

chēng撑

chuán船

，

chuān穿

guò过

xiá狭

zhǎi窄

de的

hé河

dào道

。

He carefully used a bamboo pole to punt the boat through the narrow waterway.

zài在

chuán传

tǒng统

yí仪

shì式

zhōng中

，

nà那

gēn根

zhuāng装

shì饰

jīng精

měi美

de的

zhú竹

gān竿

xiàng象

zhēng征

zhe着

jí吉

xiáng祥

yǔ与

cháng长

shòu寿

。

In the traditional ceremony, that exquisitely decorated bamboo pole symbolizes good fortune and longevity.

yé爷

yé爷

yòng用

zhú竹

gān竿

liàng晾

yī衣

fú服

。

Grandpa uses a bamboo pole to hang clothes.

nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

yòng用

zhè这

gēn根

zhú竹

gān竿

cè测

liáng量

yí一

xià下

chí池

táng塘

de的

shēn深

dù度

？

Could you use this bamboo pole to measure the depth of the pond?

yóu由

yú于

zhú竹

gān竿

bú不

gòu够

jiē结

shi实

，

wǒ我

men们

zuì最

zhōng终

méi没

yǒu有

yòng用

tā它

lái来

dā搭

jiàn建

jiǎo脚

shǒu手

jià架

。

Because the bamboo pole was not sturdy enough, we ultimately did not use it to build the scaffolding.

hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

yuàn院

zi子

lǐ里

wán玩

zhú竹

gān竿

，

mó模

fǎng仿

chēng撑

gān杆

tiào跳

gāo高

。

The children are playing with bamboo poles in the yard, imitating pole vaulting.

tā他

bù不

jǐn仅

yòng用

zhú竹

gān竿

liàng晾

shài晒

yī衣

wù物

，

hái还

qiǎo巧

miào妙

dì地

jiāng将

qí其

gǎi改

zào造

chéng成

le了

jiǎn简

yì易

de的

liàng晾

yī衣

jià架

。

He not only used the bamboo pole to air-dry clothes but also ingeniously transformed it into a simple clothes rack.