Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 - 敲竹杠rip-off

敲竹杠

 

Pinyin: qiāo zhú gàng

Meaning：rip-off

Sentence: Tourists are worried they'll get ripped off.游客们担心被敲竹杠。

 

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敲： 

 

Pinyin: qiāo
Meaning: beat
Radical: 攴
Stokes: 14
Traditional: 敲
Common words/Phrase:
敲打    [qiāo dǎ]        【beat;rap;tap】 

敲定    [qiāo dìng]       【determine】 

敲击    [qiāo jī]          【beat;strike】

敲诈    [qiāo zhà]         【blackmail;extort】

敲竹杠  [qiāo zhú gàng]     【rip-off】

 

竹： 

 

Pinyin: zhú
Meaning: bamboo
Radical: 竹
Stokes: 6
Traditional: 竹
Common words/Phrase:
竹编  [zhú biān]      【articles made of bamboo】 

竹鞭  [zhú biān]     【bamboo root】

竹笛  [zhú dí]       【bamboo pipe】

竹筏  [zhú fá]       【zhú fá】

竹简    [zhú jiǎn]     【bamboo slip used for writting on】

 

杠： 

 

Pinyin: gàng
Meaning: bar
Radical: 木
Stokes: 7
Traditional: 杠
Common words/Phrase:
杠刀  [gàng dāo]        【sharpen a knife;sharpen a razor】 

杠杆  [gàng gǎn]       【lever arm】

杠铃  [gàng líng]       【barbell】

杠头  [gàng tóu]        【devil's adocate】

杠子    [gàng zi]        【thick stick;stout carring pole】