# 杠杆 (gànggǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 杠杆 (gànggǎn) means “lever”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: lever
- Pinyin: gànggǎn (gang4 gan3)
- Traditional: 槓桿
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 工人用杠杆抬起了那块大石头。
  Gōngrén yòng gànggǎn táiqǐle nà kuài dà shítou.
  The workers used a lever to lift that big stone.

## Characters

- 杠 (gàng): thick pole; bar; rod; bold line; thick stroke
- [杆](https://hanziro.com/word/gan-pole/) (gān): pole; post

https://hanziro.com/word/gang-gan-lever/

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