Definition
桅 is a bound form (不成词语素) meaning 'mast'. It cannot stand alone as a word in modern Chinese and almost always appears in the compound 桅杆 (mast, literally 'mast pole'). You'll also see it in nautical terms like 桅灯 (masthead light) and 桅樯 (masts and rigging, literary). When you need the noun 'mast' in everyday speech, always use 桅杆, not just 桅.
b.f.
mast (bound form, usually in 桅杆)
Examples
- 。Chuán shàng de wéi gān zài fēngbào zhōng zhé duàn le.The mast on the ship broke in the storm.
- 。Shuǐshǒu pá shàng gāo gāo de wéi gān guānchá hǎimiàn.The sailor climbed the tall mast to observe the sea surface.
- 。Zhè sōu chuán de wéi gān shì yòng mùtou zuò de.This ship's mast is made of wood.
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