Chinese word dictionary

抬杠

tái gàng · to bicker; to argue for the sake of arguing; to carry on poles (together with sb else)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified抬杠

Traditional抬槓

Pinyintái gàng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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抬tái

to carry, to lift, to raise

杠gāng

pole, bar; lever, crowbar

How to learn 抬杠

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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抬tái

to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry; variant of 抬[tai2]

抬头táitóu

to raise one's head; to look up; (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth; (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc

杠杆gànggǎn

lever; pry bar; crowbar; financial leverage