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HSK
railing / banister
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *桿* | 桿* | *桿
stick / pole / lever / classifier for long objects such as guns
HSK 6
surveyor's pole / post (used for a landmark) / (fig.) goal; model; benchmark
a pole / a prop
the shaft of a pen or writing brush / (metonym) pen (as in 耍筆桿|耍笔杆 and 搖筆桿|摇笔杆)
(of a snooker competition or golf tournament) to start; to kick off
tension bar
lever / pry bar / crowbar / financial leverage
(a person's) back (usu. as sth one keeps straight) / (fig.) backing; support
driver (golf)
joystick / control lever
a boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects)
arrow shaft
telephone pole / utility pole
screw
swing (golf)
financial leverage / leveraging (i.e. buying shares on borrowed funds)
tappet (machine part)
club (golf) / cue (billiards) / also written 球桿|球杆
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *杆* | 杆* | *杆
pole / CL: 條|条,
flagpole
chip (golf shot)
(finance) leverage / gearing
backswing (golf)
electric trolley pole
mast
gun barrel
fishing rod
par (golf)
chipper (golf)
fishing rod / CL:
the beam of a steelyard / a balance arm
control lever; joystick
electric pole / telephone pole
spoon (golf)
push rod or tappet (mechanics) / putter (golf) / to putt (golf)
gear lever
electric pole / telephone pole / lamppost / CL:
joystick
to write for a living
to craft facile prose; to play around with words
gear lever / stick shift
sand wedge (golf)
top bar / crown bar
lasso on long wooden pole
selfie stick / also written 自拍杆
(dialect) leg
electric pole / telegraph pole
electric pole / telephone pole / lamppost / CL:
wooden pole / wood (golf club)
worm (mechanical engineering)
iron (golf club)
iron rod / zealous / die-hard


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