电线杆

電線杆

diànxiàngān

noun #18,206

Measure Word

一根电线杆 gēn

Meanings

1 electric pole; telephone pole
2 lamppost

Characters

electric; electricity

Examples

路边有一排电线杆。

Lùbiān yǒu yì pái diànxiàngān.

There's a row of electric poles by the roadside.

那个人瘦得像电线杆一样。

Nàge rén shòu de xiàng diànxiàngān yíyàng.

That person is as thin as a pole.

Tips

usage

电线杆 is colloquially used to describe very tall and thin people: 瘦得像电线杆 (thin as a telephone pole).

Stroke Order

电 diàn

线 xiàn

杆 gān