标杆 (biāo gān) — (noun) surveyor's pole; benchmark; (noun) model; example; standard worth emulating
Definition
标杆 is literally a surveyor's pole used to mark a standard, but in modern usage it almost always means a benchmark or model worth emulating. Common in business and self-improvement contexts, not everyday speech.
noun
surveyor's polebenchmarkmodelexamplestandard worth emulating
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 标杆，。Zhè ge qǐ yè shì háng yè biāo gān, hěn duō gōng sī dōu zài xué tā.This company is a benchmark for the industry; many firms are learning from it.
- 标杆。Tā men yòng biāo gān cè liáng le gōng dì de dì xíng.They used a surveyor's pole to measure the terrain of the construction site.
- 标杆，。Tā shì wǒ men gōng sī de biāo gān, gōng zuò tài dù zhí dé měi gè rén xué xí.She is a model employee in our company; her work attitude is worth learning from everyone.
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