Chinese Word of the Day

变速杆
biàn sù gǎn

gear stick

Definitions

Components
变
1. Simplified form of 變
變	biàn
1. (intransitive) to change (by itself); to transform
2. to change (something in some way); to alter; to transform
3. (intransitive) to become; to turn into; to change into
4. to sell off (one's property)
5. (intransitive) to be flexible (when dealing with matters); to accommodate to circumstances
6. to perform a magic trick
7. sudden major change; unexpected change of events
8. changeable; changing
9. grotesque thing
10. (Buddhism) bianwen (form of narrative literature from the Tang dynasty)
11. (Hokkien) to do (bad things)
汝佇變什物空氣？ (Lí tī pìⁿ sím-mi̍h khang-khùi?, MN) - What bad thing are you doing?
速	sù
1. speedy; quick; fast
迅速 - swift
速去速回 - to go and return quickly
2. speed
時速 - speed per hour
3. (literary) to invite
不速之客 - uninvited guess
4. (literary) to incur
杆	gān
1. pole; staff; rod
旗杆 - flag pole
桅杆 - mast
2. Simplified form of 桿
3. Variant of 秆
4. Variant of 竿
桿	gǎn
1. pole; stick; club; rod
2. lever; handle
操縱桿gǎn - joystick
手-剎shā車-桿gǎn 已磨損。 - The hand-brake lever is worn out.
3. shaft; barrel
槍桿gǎn - gun barrel
秆
1. Simplified form of 稈
竿	gān
1. bamboo pole
Gan