竿
gān
Pinyin

Definition

竿
 - 
gān
  1. pole

Character Decomposition

Related Words (9)

lì gān jiàn yǐng
  1. 1 lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect
  2. 2 quick results
gān zi
  1. 1 bamboo pole
  2. 2 classifier: 根 gēn
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
biāo gān
  1. 1 benchmark
  2. 2 pole serving as mark or symbol
  3. 3 pole with a trophy hung on it
bǎi chǐ gān tóu
  1. 1 to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
gān
  1. 1 pole

Idioms (2)

百尺竿头,更尽一步
bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù
  1. 1 lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do
  2. 2 to continue to further successes
  3. 3 not to rest on one's laurels
立竿见影
lì gān jiàn yǐng
  1. 1 lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect
  2. 2 quick results

Sample Sentences

爷爷,我要用小鱼竿。
yéye ,wǒ yào yòng xiǎo yúgān 。
Grandpa, I want to use the little fishing pole.
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