旗杆 (qí gǎn) — flagpole

Definition

Examples

• 学校操场中间竖着一根旗杆。
  Xué xiào cāo chǎng zhōng jiān shù zhe yì gēn qí gǎn.
  There is a flagpole standing in the middle of the school playground.
• 每天早晨，国旗都会沿着旗杆缓缓升起。
  Měi tiān zǎo chén, guó qí dōu huì yán zhe qí gǎn huǎn huǎn shēng qǐ.
  Every morning, the national flag is slowly raised along the flagpole.
• 这根旗杆有十米高，非常显眼。
  Zhè gēn qí gǎn yǒu shí mǐ gāo, fēi cháng xiǎn yǎn.
  This flagpole is ten meters tall and very conspicuous.

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