扛

gāng · gang/káng · kang

Traditional 摃

Meaning

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gāng 扛

  1. to raise aloft with both hands
  2. (of two or more people) to carry sth together

káng 扛

  1. to carry on one's shoulder
  2. (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc)

gāng 摃

  1. old variant of 扛 (gāng)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)把(bǎ)盒(hé)子(zi)扛(káng)在(zài)肩(jiān)上(shàng)。

I carried the box on my shoulder.

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02

他(tā)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)扛(káng)起(qǐ)了(le)全(quán)家(jiā)的(de)生(shēng)活(huó)重(zhòng)担(dàn)。

He alone shouldered the heavy burden of supporting the whole family.

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