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钢丝
鋼絲
gāngsī
1. steel wire
2. tightrope
Uncommon • Top 95%

Character Breakdown

钢
gāng
steel; hard, strong, tough
HSK 4 9 丶
丝
sī
silk, fine thread; wire; strings
HSK 5 5 丶

Compound Words (4)

刺钢丝
cìgāngsī
barbed wire
走钢丝
zǒugāngsī
to walk a tightrope (literally or figuratively)
钢丝绳
gāngsīshéng
hawser
钢丝锯
gāngsījù
jigsaw (saw with steel wire blade)

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Word Frequency Rank
80,015 of 84,292

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