杠 gàng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
杠杆
gànggǎn
lever; leverage
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Example phrases
- 小小的杠杆能撬动沉重的石块，这正是机械原理的直观体现。 Xiǎoxiǎo de gànggǎn néng qiàodòng chénzhòng de shíkuài, zhè zhèng shì jīxiè yuánlǐ de zhíguān tǐxiàn. A small lever can move a heavy stone, which is a direct illustration of mechanical principles.
- 他用一根木棍当杠杆，把大石头撬了起来。 Tā yòng yì gēn mùgùn dàng gànggǎn, bǎ dà shítou qiào le qǐlai. He used a wooden stick as a lever and pried up the big rock.
- 跷跷板就是一种简单的杠杆，孩子们玩得很开心。 Qiāoqiāobǎn jiù shì yì zhǒng jiǎndān de gànggǎn, háizimen wán de hěn kāixīn. A seesaw is a simple kind of lever, and the children have great fun on it.
Related words
- 杆 gǎn pole; rod; measure word for long objects such as guns
- 栏杆 lángān railing; banister
- 阀门 fámén valve
- 格子 gézi grid; checked pattern; box
- 缝 fèng crack; gap; seam
- 骨架 gǔjià skeleton; framework
- 锋利 fēnglì sharp; incisive
- 包袱 bāofu burden; bundle; mental baggage
- 报废 bàofèi to scrap; to be discarded as unusable
- 橱窗 chúchuāng shop window; display window
- 废物 fèiwù waste; useless thing or person
- 火炬 huǒjù torch