Definition
杆子 refers to a long thin object like a pole, stick, or club. It is also used in colloquial Chinese, especially in historical or rural contexts, to mean a gang of bandits (as in 土匪杆子). Note that the dictionary lists the pinyin as gān, but the word is typically pronounced as gānzi in speech.
n.
polestickcluba gang of bandits (colloquial, historical)
Examples
- 杆子。Tā yòng yì gēn gān bǎ chuānghu chēng kāi le.He used a pole to prop the window open.
- 杆子，。Nàge cūnzi lǐ céngjīng yǒu yì huǒ gān, zhuānmén qiǎngjié lùrén.That village once had a gang of bandits who specialized in robbing passersby.
- 杆子。Tā ná gān dǎ shù shàng de guǒzi.He used a stick to hit the fruit on the tree.
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