杠杆 (gàng gǎn) — (noun) lever; pry bar; crowbar; (noun, finance) leverage
Definition
杠杆 means 'lever' — either a physical pry bar or, in finance, 'leverage'. 杆 alone is the general 'stick/pole/rod' and also a measure word for long thin objects; 杠杆 is specifically the pivoting tool and the financial concept built on it.
noun
leverpry barcrowbar(noun, finance) leverage
Measure word · 根
Examples
- 杠杆。Tā yòng gàng gǎn qiào kāi le nà kuài dà shí tou.He used a lever to pry open that large stone.
- 杠杆。Gōng sī tōng guò gàng gǎn xiào yìng kuò dà le yè wù guī mó.The company expanded its business scale through the leverage effect.
- 杠杆。gàng gǎn Yuán lǐ zài gōng chéng hé jīn róng zhōng dū hěn zhòng yào.The principle of leverage is important in both engineering and finance.
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