棒子 (bàng zi) — stick, club; (dialectal) corn, maize
Definition
Two distinct senses: the common one is a physical 'stick or club'; the second, marked as dialectal, means 'corn/maize'. The corn sense is regional and informal.
noun
stickclub(dialectal) cornmaize
Measure word · 根
Examples
- 棒子。Tā shǒu lǐ ná zhe yì gēn bàng zi.He is holding a stick in his hand.
- 棒子。Tā zhǒng le hěn duō bàng zi.He planted a lot of corn.
- 棒子。Zhè gēn bàng zi hěn jiē shi.This stick is very sturdy.
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