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变速杆biàn sù gǎn
gear stick
Definitions
Components | ||
变 | ||
1. Simplified form of 變 | ||
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? | ||
速 | sù | |
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 | ||
杆 | 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 | ||
桿 | 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 | ||
秆 | ||
1. Simplified form of 稈 | ||
竿 | gān | |
1. bamboo pole | ||
Gan | ||
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biàn sù gǎn
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