单杠

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noun #41,955

Measure Word

一根单杠 gēn

Meanings

1 horizontal bar (gymnastics)
2 pull-up bar

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

体操运动员在单杠上做了一套精彩的动作。

Tǐcāo yùndòngyuán zài dāngàng shàng zuò le yí tào jīngcǎi de dòngzuò.

The gymnast performed a spectacular routine on the horizontal bar.

HSK 7-9

他能在单杠上做二十个引体向上。

Tā néng zài dāngàng shàng zuò èrshí ge yǐntǐxiàngshàng.

He can do twenty pull-ups on the bar.

HSK 7-9

小区的单杠是大爷们早上锻炼的地方。

Xiǎoqū de dāngàng shì dàyé men zǎoshang duànliàn de dìfāng.

The pull-up bar in the neighborhood is where old men work out in the morning.

Tips

usage

Two senses: (1) the men’s artistic gymnastics apparatus, and (2) the everyday pull-up bar you find in parks and 小区. Contrast 双杠 (parallel bars) and 吊环 (rings).

Stroke Order

单 dān

杠 gàng