通条 (tōng) — (noun) poker, a metal rod used to stir or tend a fire; (noun) cleaning rod, a long rod used to clean the barrel of a gun or a pipe
Definition
A long thin metal rod used for two related jobs: stoking a fire (like a fireplace poker) and cleaning the barrel of a gun or pipe. Same shape and material, different contexts.
noun
pokera metal rod used to stir or tend a firecleaning roda long rod used to clean the barrel of a gun or a pipe
Measure word · 根
Examples
- 通条。Tā yòng tiě zhì tōng bǎ lú huǒ bō wàng le.He used an iron poker to stoke the fire.
- 通条。Shì bīng yòng tōng qīng lǐ bù qiāng qiāng guǎn.The soldier used a cleaning rod to clear the rifle barrel.
- ，通条。Dǎ liè hòu, tā yòng tōng zǐ xì qīng jié le liè qiāng.After hunting, he carefully cleaned his shotgun with a cleaning rod.
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