Definition
杠 is a bound morpheme (b.f.) that appears in compounds like 杠杆 'lever', 双杠 'parallel bars', 杠掉 'cross out', and 抬杠 'to argue pointlessly'. The source pinyin is gāng (1st tone), but in everyday usage and most dictionaries the character is pronounced gàng (4th tone) — the meaning sets are the same, but the tone is commonly gàng. Be aware of this if you encounter it in real contexts.
b.f.
(bound form) barstickrod (as in 杠杆 lever, 双杠 parallel bars, 单杠 horizontal bar)(bound form) to cross outto delete (as in 杠掉 'to cross out')(bound form) to disputeto argue pointlessly (as in 抬杠, 杠精)
Examples
- 。Tā yòng gāng gǎn bān dòng le dà shítou.He used a lever to move the big rock.
- 杠。Yùndòngyuán men zài shuāng gāng shàng zuò dòngzuò.The athletes performed moves on the parallel bars.
- ，。Tāmen yòu zài tái gāng le, shéi yě bú ràng shéi.They're arguing again, neither giving in.
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