Word: 扁担 (biǎndan) Traditional: 扁擔 扁担 dictionary entry biǎndan carrying pole; shoulder pole Full dictionary entry for 扁担 Example sentences using 扁担 14 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 一条扁担挑两桶水，哪头也不落空 yìtiáo biǎndan tiāo liǎng tǒng shuǐ, nǎ tóu yě bú luòkōng a carrying pole with two buckets of water: neither end is empty 吃了扁担，横了肠子 chīle biǎndan, héngle chángzi Swallowed a carrying pole: the gut has gone crosswise 嫩竹子做扁担，挑不了重担 nèn zhúzi zuò biǎndan, tiāo bù liǎo zhòngdàn a young bamboo made into a carrying pole: can't carry a heavy load 尖扁担担柴，两头脱 jiān biǎndan dān chái, liǎngtóu tuō carrying firewood on a pointed-ended pole: both ends come off 弯弯扁担压不断 wānwān biǎndan yā búduàn a curved carrying pole can't be pressed to breaking 扁担插进桥洞里，担不起 biǎndan chājìn qiáodòng li, dānbùqǐ a carrying pole stuck into a bridge arch: can't be lifted 扁担是条龙，一生吃不穷 biǎndan shì tiáo lóng, yìshēng chī bù qióng the carrying pole is a dragon: you'll never go hungry 桑木扁担,宁折不弯 Sāng mù biǎndan,nìngshébùwān a mulberry-wood carrying pole: would rather snap than bend 狗熊耍扁担，就那么两下子 gǒuxióng shuǎ biǎndan, jiù nàme liǎngxiàzi a performing bear juggling a carrying pole: only those couple of tricks 狗熊耍扁担，混碗饭吃 gǒuxióng shuǎ biǎndan, hùn wǎn fàn chī a performing bear juggling a carrying pole: just getting a bowl of rice to eat 虫蛀了的扁担,受不了两头压 chóngzhù le de biǎndan,shòubùliǎo liǎngtóu yā a worm-eaten carrying pole: can't take pressure at both ends 裤裆里插扁担,自担自 kùdāng li chā biǎndan,zì dān zì sticking a carrying pole in your crotch: carrying yourself 长虫吃扁担，直杠子一条 chángchong chī biǎndan, zhí gàngzi yìtiáo a snake swallows a carrying pole: one straight rod 雕花的扁担，中看不中用 diāohuā de biǎndan, zhōngkànbùzhōngyòng a carved carrying pole: nice to look at, no use