缆 (lǎn) — cable, hawser (thick rope used for tying ships or in cable cars)

Definition

Examples

• 这根缆很结实，可以承受很大的重量。
  Zhè gēn lǎn hěn jiē shi, kě yǐ chéng shòu hěn dà de zhòng liàng.
  This cable is very strong and can bear a lot of weight.
• 我们乘坐缆车上了山顶。
  Wǒ men chéng zuò lǎn chē shàng le shān dǐng.
  We took the cable car to the mountaintop.
• 海边有一条粗缆，用来系船。
  Hǎi biān yǒu yì tiáo cū lǎn, yòng lái xì chuán.
  There is a thick cable by the seaside used to tie up boats.