钢 (鋼)
gāng
Pinyin

Definition

钢 (鋼)
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gāng
  1. steel

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

钢
gāng
  1. 1 steel
钢琴
gāng qín
  1. 1 piano
  2. 2 classifier: 架 jià
  3. 3 classifier: 台 tái
钢铁
gāng tiě
  1. 1 steel
宝钢
Bǎo gāng
  1. 1 Baosteel, China's largest steel maker
恨铁不成钢
hèn tiě bù chéng gāng
  1. 1 lit. to hate iron for not becoming steel
  2. 2 to feel resentful towards sb for failing to meet expectations and impatient to see improvement (idiom)

Idioms (2)

人是铁饭是钢
rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng
  1. 1 one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom)
  2. 2 an empty sack cannot stand upright
恨铁不成钢
hèn tiě bù chéng gāng
  1. 1 lit. to hate iron for not becoming steel
  2. 2 to feel resentful towards sb for failing to meet expectations and impatient to see improvement (idiom)

Sample Sentences

什么是生机饮食的精华，就是要您吃到完整的营养，看这边，胡萝卜，维生素满满；生菜，纤维素一百；苹果，铁质最多，让你做钢铁侠；葡萄，富含OPC，地表最强抗氧化素；最后，小黄瓜，他的青翠，你的青春！
shénmeshì shēngjī yǐnshí de jīnghuá ，jiùshì yào nín chīdào wánzhěng de yíngyǎng ，kàn zhèbiān ，húluóbo ，wéishēngsù mǎnmǎn ；shēngcài ，xiānwéisù yībǎi ；píngguǒ ，tiězhì zuì duō ，ràng nǐ zuò gāngtiěxiá ；pútao ，fù hán OPC ，dìbiǎo zuì qiáng kàngyǎnghuàsù ；zuìhòu ，xiǎohuángguā ，tā de qīngcuì ，nǐ de qīngchūn ！
What is vital essence, I hear you ask. It means when you get complete nutrition. Look here, carrots, full of vitamins; leafy greens, max fiber; apples, with so much iron that you'll turn into Iron Man; grapes, full of OPC and the most anti-oxidants you can find on earth; finally, cucumber, its fresh green reflects your youth.
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小学时候我们班就有三类人：“仙人”就是那种看各种高端怪书的奇葩（比如卡尔维诺的《宇宙奇趣全集》）；“完人”这种人会跳舞会唱歌会主持节目会各种乐器，还奥数好英语好钢琴八级；还有一种人没啥当，只好当“井货”（横竖都是二）。
xiǎoxué shíhou wǒmen bān jiù yǒu sān lèi rén ：“xiānrén ”jiùshì nàzhǒng kàn gèzhǒng gāoduān guài shū de qípā （bǐrú kǎ ěr wéi nuò de 《yǔzhòu qíqù quánjí 》）；“wánrén ”zhèzhǒng rén huì tiàowǔ huì chànggē huì zhǔchí jiémù huì gèzhǒng yuèqì ，hái ÀoShù hǎo Yīngyǔ hǎo gāngqín bā jí ；háiyǒu yīzhǒng rén méi shá dāng ，zhǐhǎo dāng “jǐng huò ”（héngshu dōu shì èr ）。
There were three kinds of people in my elementary school: the Merlin - nerds who read all kinds of wired high-end books (like Calvino’s Trolltech Universe Collection); the Paragon - the kids who could sing, dance, host games, play instruments, were good at all subjects, and could play piano like a professional; what was left were those kids who couldn’t be either, so they could only be “lol"s (It is lol either way).
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我会弹钢琴。
wǒ huì tán gāngqín 。
I can play piano. (learnt skill)
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二胡跟钢琴的声音很合。
èrhú gēn gāngqín de shēngyīn hěn hé 。
The sound of piano and erhu really match.
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你的钢琴弹得真不错，跟谁学的？
nǐ de gāngqín tán de zhēn bùcuò ，gēn shéi xué de ？
You're good at playing the piano, who did you learn from?
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跟我阿姨学的，她是钢琴老师。
gēn wǒ āyí xué de ，tā shì gāngqín lǎoshī 。
My auntie taught me, she's a piano teacher.
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毛泽东指示全国人民大炼钢铁。
Máo Zédōng zhǐshì quánguó rénmín dàliàn gāngtiě 。
Mao Zedong instructed everyone in the country to smelt iron.
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钢琴，你们家小毛不是也上才艺课吗？
gāngqín ，nǐmen jiā xiǎomáo bùshì yě shàng cáiyìkè ma ？
Piano, doesn't your daughter Xiaomao take an enrichment course too?
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上次的《钢铁侠》不也是3D的吗？3D只不过是个加价的噱头。
shàngcì de 《gāngtiěxiá 》bùyě shì 3D de ma ？3D zhǐ bùguò shì gè jiājià de xuétóu 。
Wasn't it “Iron Man” that we saw last time in 3D? 3D is just a trick meant to raise prices.
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好吧，那就买不锈钢的吧。
hǎoba ，nā jiù mǎi bùxiùgāng de ba 。
Okay, then let's buy a stainless steel one.
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