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拐杖

guǎi zhàng · guai zhang

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. crutches
  2. crutch
  3. walking stick
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Grandpa's walking stick

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)拿(ná)着(zhe)一(yī)根(gēn)拐杖(guǎizhàng)干什么(gànshénme)？

    What are you doing with a walking stick?

  2. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)爷爷(yéye)的(de)拐杖(guǎizhàng)，下面(xiàmiàn)坏(huài)了(le)。

    This is Grandpa's walking stick. The bottom is broken.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)新(xīn)的(de)橡皮头(xiàngpítóu)吧(ba)。

    Let's go buy a new rubber tip.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，爷爷(yéye)说(shuō)没有(méiyǒu)拐杖(guǎizhàng)，他(tā)就(jiù)不(bù)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)了(le)。

    Okay. Grandpa says that without his walking stick he won't go to the park.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)快(kuài)一点(yīdiǎn)，今天(jīntiān)他(tā)还(hái)要(yào)跳舞(tiàowǔ)呢(ne)！

    Then let's hurry. He wants to dance today!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)老(lǎo)人(rén)拄(zhǔ)着(zhe)一(yì)根(gēn)拐(guǎi)杖(zhàng)走(zǒu)路(lù)。

The old man walked with a stick.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)摔(shuāi)伤(shāng)了(le)腿(tuǐ)，只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)靠(kào)拐(guǎi)杖(zhàng)行(xíng)走(zǒu)。

He hurt his leg in a fall, so he had to walk with crutches.

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