Meaning
a stick; club or cudgel; smart; capable; strong
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “bang” becomes a different word in each tone. 棒 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 棒球bàng qiúbaseball
- 棍棒gùn bàngclub; staff; stick
- 大棒dà bàngbig stick (policy etc)
- 棒子bàng zistick; club; cudgel; maize (corn)
- 好棒hǎo bàngexcellent (interjection)
Example Sentence
你这次考得真棒，进步很大！Nǐ zhè cì kǎo de zhēn bàng, jìn bù hěn dà!You did great on this exam; you have improved a lot!
你Nǐyou这zhèthis次cìnext in sequence考kǎoto beat得de(verb complement)真棒zhēn bàngsuper!，进步jìn bùprogress很hěnvery大dàbig！