棒 (bàng) — (adjective) great, awesome, wonderful; (noun) stick, club, baton
Definition
Slang, spoken 'great, awesome' — similar in feel to 牛, but 棒 is the most common casual praise; 厉害 is more about ability or severity than a general 'great'. As a noun it means a stick or club.
adjective
greatawesomewonderful
noun
stickclubbaton
Measure word · 根
Examples
- 棒！Zhè ge diàn yǐng zhēn bàng!This movie is really great!
- 棒！Nǐ de zhōng wén shuō dé zhēn bàng!Your Chinese is really great!
- 棒。Tā shǒu lǐ ná zhe yì gēn bàng.He is holding a stick in his hand.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
棒 combines 木 (wood) with 奉, which gives the sound, to write a wooden club.
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