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竹竿
竹竿 (zhú gān): Bamboo pole (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
竹 • zhú • bamboo
zhú
竹
bamboo
竿 • gān • bamboo pole, rod
gān
竿
bamboo pole, rod
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 竹竿.
Words with
竹
竹子
zhú zi
bamboo
烟花爆竹
yān huā bào zhú
fireworks
爆竹
bào zhú
firecracker
胸有成竹
xiōng yǒu chéng zhú
Have a well-thought-out plan / Be confident of success
竹榻
zhútà
bamboo couch
竹笆
zhúbā
bamboo fence
竹筏
zhú fá
bamboo raft
竹篓
zhú lǒu
bamboo basket
Words with
竿
鱼竿
yú gān
fishing rod
百尺竿头
bǎi chǐ gān tóu
to reach a very high level of achievement, but still have room for further progress; to be at the peak but not stop there.
4.
How to Use 竹竿 in Sentences
Verb + Object
with
撑
chēng
撑
zhe
着
zhú
竹
gān
竿
neutral
prop up with a bamboo pole
Adjective + Noun
with
细长
xì
细
cháng
长
de
的
zhú
竹
gān
竿
Noun + Modifier
with
晾衣服
liàng
晾
yī
衣
fu
服
de
的
zhú
竹
gān
竿
Measure Word + Noun
with
根
yī
一
gēn
根
zhú
竹
gān
竿
5.
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.
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?
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.
