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变速杆
biàn sù gǎn



变速杆
gear stick


Definitions

Components
     1. Simplified form of 變
biàn
     1. (intransitive) to change (by itself); to transform
     2. to change (something in some way); to alter; to transform
     3. (intransitive) to become; to turn into; to change into
     4. to sell off (one's property)
     5. (intransitive) to be flexible (when dealing with matters); to accommodate to circumstances
     6. to perform a magic trick
     7. sudden major change; unexpected change of events
     8. changeable; changing
     9. grotesque thing
     10. (Buddhism) bianwen (form of narrative literature from the Tang dynasty)
     11. (Hokkien) to do (bad things)
           汝 佇 變 什物 空氣? (Lí tī pìⁿ sím-mi̍h khang-khùi?, MN) - What bad thing are you doing?
     1. speedy; quick; fast
           迅速 - swift
           速 去 速 回 - to go and return quickly
     2. speed
           時速 - speed per hour
     3. (literary) to invite
           不速之客 - uninvited guess
     4. (literary) to incur
gān
     1. pole; staff; rod
           旗杆 - flag pole
           桅杆 - mast
     2. Simplified form of 桿
     3. Variant of 秆
     4. Variant of 竿
gǎn
     1. pole; stick; club; rod
     2. lever; handle
           操縱桿gǎn - joystick
           手-剎shā車-桿gǎn 已 磨損。 - The hand-brake lever is worn out.
     3. shaft; barrel
           槍桿gǎn - gun barrel
     1. Simplified form of 稈
竿gān
     1. bamboo pole
           Gan
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biàn sù gǎn




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