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小棍 — meaning in English

xiǎo gùn

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English meaning

  • baton noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
  • pointer noun A useful tip or piece of advice.
  • sticker noun A small piece of paper or plastic with an adhesive back, used for decoration or labeling.
  • wand noun A slender rod held in the hand, especially one used by a magician or as a symbol of authority.

Senses

小棍 is used for these senses in English:

  • baton (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
  • pointer Anything that points or is used for pointing.
  • sticker A wooden strip placed between courses of lumber to allow air circulation and to create a gap so the unit can be picked up with a forklift (also kiln sticker).
  • wand A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.

baton — full definition

  1. noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
  2. noun A short rod passed from runner to runner in a relay race.

pointer — full definition

  1. noun A useful tip or piece of advice.
  2. noun A rod or object used to indicate something, such as on a chart or screen.
  3. noun A breed of hunting dog trained to signal the location of game by standing still and facing toward it.
  4. noun In computing, a variable that stores the memory address of another value.

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