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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

拐杖 [guǎizhàng]
  1. 1. walking stick; crutch; stick

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

拐杖 [guǎizhàng]
  1. 1. 手杖;拐棍。

Examples

老人拄着拐杖,蹇涩地往前挪动。
The old man hobbled along, with the support of a walking-stick.
这根木棍挺结实,登山的时候可以当拐杖用。
This wooden stick is quite durable, and can be used as a walking stick in climbing mountains.
他折断树枝给妈妈当拐杖用。
He brought a branch for his mother to use as a walking stick.
拐杖顿得地板直响
拐杖
拐杖
老人拄着拐杖颤巍巍地往前走去
一根粗重的拐杖
on crutches
[esp BRIT] 拄拐杖

Word Decomposition


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