竿子 (gān zǐ) — bamboo pole

Definition

Examples

• 他用一根竿子把树上的水果打下来了。
  Tā yòng yì gēn gān zǐ bǎ shù shàng de shuǐ guǒ dǎ xià lái le.
  He used a bamboo pole to knock down the fruit from the tree.
• 这根竿子太短了，够不到河中间。
  Zhè gēn gān zǐ tài duǎn le, gòu bú dào hé zhōng jiān.
  This bamboo pole is too short to reach the middle of the river.
• 爷爷用竿子做了一个晾衣架。
  Yé ye yòng gān zǐ zuò le yí gè liàng yī jià.
  Grandpa made a clothes drying rack from a bamboo pole.

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