抬杠 (抬槓)
tái gàng
Pinyin

Definition

抬杠 (抬槓)
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tái gàng
  1. to bicker
  2. to argue for the sake of arguing
  3. to carry on poles (together with sb else)
  4. to carry a coffin on poles

Character Decomposition

Related Words (12)

tái tóu
  1. 1 to raise one's head
  2. 2 to gain ground
  3. 3 account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
tái qǐ
  1. 1 to lift up
tái gāo
  1. 1 to raise (price etc)
bù shí tái jǔ
  1. 1 fail to appreciate sb's kindness
  2. 2 not know how to appreciate favors
hōng tái
  1. 1 to artificially inflate
  2. 2 to bid up (the price)

Idioms (1)

高抬贵手
gāo tái guì shǒu
  1. 1 to be generous (idiom)
  2. 2 to be magnanimous
  3. 3 Give me a break!

Sample Sentences

哼,还不就是那个路口的小瘪三,动不动就要和我抬杠,说一些有的没的,真是莫名其妙!
hèng ,hái bù jiùshì nàge lùkǒu de xiǎo biēsān ,dòng bu dòng jiùyào hé wǒ táigàng ,shuō yīxiē yǒudeméide ,zhēn shì mòmíngqímiào !
Hmph, who would it be but the little street rat on the corner, finding an excuse to argue with me at every opportunity and talking nonsense. He really takes the biscuit!
你才知道!不跟你抬杠,我上课要迟到了,拜拜!
nǐ cái zhīdào !bù gēn nǐ táigàng ,wǒ shàngkè yào chídào le le ,bàibài !
You're only finding that out now! I'm done bickering with you, I'm going to be late for class, bye bye!
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