# 拐杖 (guǎizhàng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 拐杖 (guǎizhàng) means “walking stick; crutch”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: walking stick; crutch
- Pinyin: guǎizhàng (guai3 zhang4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 爷爷走路时需要拄着拐杖。
  Yéye zǒulù shí xūyào zhǔzhe guǎizhàng.
  Grandpa needs to use a walking stick when walking.

## Characters

- [拐](https://hanziro.com/word/guai-turn/) (guǎi): to turn (a corner); to kidnap
- 杖 (zhàng): a staff; a rod

https://hanziro.com/word/guai-zhang-walking-stick/

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