diàn xiàn gān

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Source form: 電線杆 / 电线杆
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
electric pole / telephone pole / lamppost / CL:根[gēn]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

電線杆 电线杆 [dian4 xian4 gan1] /electric pole/telephone pole/lamppost/CL:根[gen1]/

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diàn xiàn gǎn

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Source form: 電線桿 / 电线杆
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
electric pole / telephone pole / lamppost / CL:根[gēn]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-9ece13392cf2bd86. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

電線桿 电线杆 [dian4 xian4 gan3] /electric pole/telephone pole/lamppost/CL:根[gen1]/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 電線杆 / 電線桿

  • 电
    diàn

    lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc

  • 线
    xiàn

    thread / string / wire / line / CL:條|条[tiáo],股[gǔ],根[gēn] / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

  • 杆
    gān

    (bound form) pole / shaft

    gǎn

    stick / pole / lever / classifier for long objects such as guns

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