The Chinese word for pole is
电线杆

diàn xiàn gān

pole

Chinese Definition

極
登峰造極 - to reach great heights
1. extremity; limit; end; utmost point
2. extreme; of the highest degree; utmost; furthest; final
極品 - item of the highest quality
極限 - limit, the utmost limits
3. extremely; exceedingly; very
痛苦極了 - extremely painful
極不滿意 - extremely dissatisfied
肥牛切qiē 得de 極薄báo。 - The beef was sliced extremely thin.
4. (Cantonese) at great length; exceedingly
講極都唔明 - not understand despite lengthy explanation
搵極都搵唔到嘅ge2？ - Why do I still not find it
睇極 - to watch closely or in great amounts
5. (Cantonese,) at most
貴極咪mai6 都係廿蚊 - Its price is at most $20.
6. (Wu) to be anxious; to worry; to disturb oneself
7. (Wu) to fear
8. (Wu) to deny a wrongdoing; to cheat
賴極皮 - tr=6la jjiq bi, cheater in games (who e.g. objects to losing, being thrown out of the game, or who denies having cheated), SH
9. (geography, physics) pole
北極 - north pole
陰極 - negative pole, cathode
10. (astronomy) Polaris
11. quindecillion (10)
物極必反 - a thing turns into its opposite if pushed too far
位極人臣 - to have reached the highest official positions