電線桿

简 电线杆 · 繁 電線桿
Mandarin · pinyin diàn xiàn gǎn

Meanings

  1. electric pole
  2. telephone pole
  3. lamppost
  4. Classifier: 根 gēn
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電
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線
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桿
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电
diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
线
xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue
杆
gān · pole; shaft of spear
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4–4–3 · dian4 xian4 gan3

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noun

  1. (countable) utility pole (Classifier: 根 m)

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