Definition
竹杠 is a bamboo pole used for carrying loads, especially balanced across the shoulder. In daily life, you'll most often encounter it in the idiom 敲竹杠 (qiāo zhú gāng, literally 'to knock the bamboo pole'), which means 'to overcharge or rip someone off' — a fixed expression where 竹杠 is the object of 敲.
n.
bamboo carrying pole
Examples
- 竹杠。Tā yòng zhú gāng tiāo zhe liǎng tǒng shuǐ.He carries two buckets of water with a bamboo pole.
- ，竹杠。Zài lǚyóu qū, yóukè róngyì bèi suàn jì?In tourist areas, visitors are easily cheated.
- 竹杠。Zhè jiā diàn jīngcháng qiāo gùkè de zhú gāng.This store often overcharges its customers.
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