拐
杖

Crutches in Chinese: 拐杖 (guǎi zhàng)

guǎi zhàng

crutches

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1crutches
  2. 2crutch
  3. 3walking stick

Stroke order

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拐
杖

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨㄞˇ

guǎi

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˇ/ third tone

ㄓㄤˋ

zhàng

ㄓ/ zhㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 爷爷走路要拄着拐杖。

    yé ye zǒu lù yào zhǔ zhe guǎi zhàng。

    Grandpa needs to lean on a cane when he walks.

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Related words

拐

guǎi

to turn (a corner etc)

拐弯

guǎi wān

to go round a curve

禅杖

chán zhàng

the staff of a Buddhist monk

怪物

guài wu

monster

怪异

guài yì

monstrous

关掉

guān diào

to switch off

关节

guān jié

joint (physiology)

关税

guān shuì

customs duty

关头

guān tóu

juncture

关照

guān zhào

to take care

观测

guān cè

to observe

观感

guān gǎn

one's impressions

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