gāng
Pinyin

Definition

 - 
gāng
  1. to raise aloft with both hands
  2. (of two or more people) to carry sth together
 - 
káng
  1. to carry on one's shoulder
  2. (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc)
扛 (摃)
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gāng
  1. old variant of 扛[gāng]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (2)

gāng
  1. 1 to raise aloft with both hands
  2. 2 (of two or more people) to carry sth together
jiān káng
  1. 1 to carry on the shoulder

Sample Sentences

是啊,不容易啊。你又是独生子,担子全得你一个人扛。哎,有没有想过送养老院呢?
shì a ,bù róngyì a 。nǐ yòu shì dúshēngzǐ ,dànzi quán děi nǐ yī ge rén káng 。āi ,yǒuméiyǒu xiǎng guo sòng yǎnglǎoyuàn ne ?
Yeah, it's not easy. And you're an only child, so all the burden is on you. Uh, have you ever thought about putting him in an old folks' home?
嗯!对对对!我好像也看过,呐!就好比说...你还记得结婚那天你喝醉酒,最后把你扛回家的是谁吗?
ng4 !duìduìduì !wǒ hǎoxiàng yě kàn guò ,nà !jiù hǎobǐ shuō ...nǐ hái jìde jiéhūn nà tiān nǐ hēzuì jiǔ ,zuìhòu bǎ nǐ káng huíjiā de shì shéi ma ?
Yes, that's right! I think I read it too! So it's like... do you still remember who carried you home in the end when you got drunk on our wedding day?
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你看吧!我是中文记忆,把你扛回家的是姑丈!
nǐ kàn ba !wǒ shì Zhōngwén jìyì ,bǎ nǐ káng huíjiā de shì gūzhàng !
See! I have a Chinese memory. It was my dad's sister's husband who carried you back home!
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在火车上颠簸了两天的张铁柱终于在这天上午到了此行的目的地——浙江某市A县。扛着大包小包的行李艰难地挤出车厢后,张铁柱看着着偌大的车站广场和熙熙攘攘的人群,一股强烈的陌生感涌上心头,他这辈子也没见过这么多人,突然茫然地迈不开步子。这时身后传来一个男人的声音。
zài huǒchē shàng diānbǒ le liǎngtiān de Zhāng Tiězhù zhōngyú zài zhètiān shàngwǔ dào le cǐ xíng de mùdìdì ——zhèjiāng mǒu shì A xiàn 。káng zhe dàbāoxiǎobāo de xíngli jiānnán de jǐ chū chēxiāng hòu ,Zhāng Tiězhù kànzhe zhe ruòdà de chēzhàn guǎngchǎng hé xīxīrǎngrǎng de rénqún ,yī gǔ qiángliè de mòshēnggǎn yǒngshàng xīntóu ,tā zhèbèizi yě méi jiàn guò zhème duō rén ,tūrán mángrán de màibùkāi bùzi 。zhè shí shēnhòu chuánlái yī gè nánrén de shēngyīn 。
After being jostled about on a train for two days, this morning Zhang Tiezhu finally arrives at his destination -- a city in A county in Zhejiang. After squeezing his way out of the carriage carrying all his bags, big and small, on his back with great difficulty, Zhang Tiezhu looks around at the vastness of the square outside the station and the bustling crowds of people. A strong feeling of unfamiliarity grips him. He's never seen this many people in his entire life before, and is suddenly so stunned he can't take even one step. It's just then that a man's voice sounds behind him.
káng
to place on one's shoulder
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