竿
gān
Pinyin
Definition
竿
-
- pole
Character Decomposition
Related Words (9)
- 1 lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect
- 2 quick results
- 1 benchmark
- 2 pole serving as mark or symbol
- 3 pole with a trophy hung on it
- 1 to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
- 1 pole
Idioms (2)
百尺竿头,更尽一步
- 1 lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do
- 2 to continue to further successes
- 3 not to rest on one's laurels
立竿见影
- 1 lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect
- 2 quick results
Sample Sentences
爷爷,我要用小鱼竿。
Grandpa, I want to use the little fishing pole.