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栏杆

lán gān

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 欄杆

栏杆 (lán gān) means "railing; banister". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 栏杆 means

1. railing
2. banister

The characters in 栏杆

• 栏lánfence; railing; hurdle
• 杆gǎnstick; pole; lever

Example sentences

• 他在栏杆之后。
  He is behind the railing.
• 那是个坚固的栏杆。
  Nàshi gè jiāngù de lángān.
  This is a sturdy handrail.
• 我们的栏杆是铁做的。
  Wǒmen de lángān shì tiě zuò de.
  Our fence is made of iron.
• 他的单车撞上了栏杆。
  Tā de dānchē zhuàng shàng le lángān.
  His bike ran into a guard-rail.
• 很多人跳过栏杆，还丢垃圾。
  A lot of people climb the railing, and even litter.
• 齐莉将花儿放在了阳台的栏杆上。
  Ziri placed flowers on the balcony railing.

Sounds the same

Read lán gān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 阑干(literary) crisscross; uneven; disorderly

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