活动扳手 (huódòng bānshǒu): adjustable wrench

Measure Word

一把活动扳手 bǎ

Meanings

1 adjustable wrench
2 adjustable spanner

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

工具箱里至少要有一把活动扳手。

Gōngjùxiāng lǐ zhìshǎo yào yǒu yī bǎ huódòng bānshǒu.

A toolbox should have at least one adjustable wrench.

HSK 7-9

活动扳手能拧不同尺寸的螺母。

Huódòng bānshǒu néng nǐng bùtóng chǐcùn de luómǔ.

An adjustable wrench can tighten nuts of different sizes.

Tips

usage

活动 'movable' refers to the sliding jaw - distinguishes this from the 死扳手 / 呆扳手 (fixed open-end wrench). Pipe wrench is 管钳; socket wrench is 套筒扳手.

Stroke Order

活 huó

动 dòng

扳 bān

手 shǒu

Related Words

活动 huódòng HSK 2 #1,071

activity; event / to exercise; to move about

扳手 bānshǒu #13,708

wrench / spanner / lever (on a machine)

动手 dòngshǒu HSK 5 #2,109

to set about (a task) / to start work / to hit someone

动手术 dòngshǒushù #7,834

to perform surgery; to have an operation / to operate (on someone)

手动 shǒudòng HSK 7-9 #9,669

manual; hand-operated

活儿 huór HSK 7-9 #3,592

work / job / task (manual/physical)

活力 huólì HSK 5 #2,928

energy; vitality; vigor / dynamism

活 huó HSK 3 #311

to live; alive; living / work; job / lively; vivid

活该 huógāi HSK 7-9 #6,285

to serve someone right / to deserve it

活跃 huóyuè HSK 6 #6,500

active; lively; dynamic / to enliven; to invigorate