拐杖

guǎi zhàng · guai zhang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. crutches
  2. crutch
  3. walking stick

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)老(lǎo)人(rén)拄(zhǔ)着(zhe)一(yì)根(gēn)拐(guǎi)杖(zhàng)走(zǒu)路(lù)。

The old man walked with a stick.

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02

他(tā)摔(shuāi)伤(shāng)了(le)腿(tuǐ),只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)靠(kào)拐(guǎi)杖(zhàng)行(xíng)走(zǒu)。

He hurt his leg in a fall, so he had to walk with crutches.

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