杆子 (gān) — pole, stick, club; a gang of bandits (colloquial, historical)

Definition

Examples

• 他用一根杆子把窗户撑开了。
  Tā yòng yì gēn gān bǎ chuāng hu chēng kāi le.
  He used a pole to prop the window open.
• 那个村子里曾经有一伙杆子，专门抢劫路人。
  Nà ge cūn zi lǐ céng jīng yǒu yì huǒ gān, zhuān mén qiǎng jié lù rén.
  That village once had a gang of bandits who specialized in robbing passersby.
• 他拿杆子打树上的果子。
  Tā ná gān dǎ shù shàng de guǒ zi.
  He used a stick to hit the fruit on the tree.