- 杠子 gàngzi polethick bar or solid carrying pole used for moving heavy objects
- 撬杠 qiàogàng crowbarA metal bar used to pry up or move heavy objects, often with one flattened end; also called [[撬棍|撬棍|qiao4 gun4]]
- 敲竹杠 qiāozhúgàng to fleece; to extortTo overcharge or extort money from someone by taking advantage of their weakness or using a flimsy excuse; to fleece.
- 竹杠 zhúgàng bamboo poleA pole made from a thick section of bamboo, typically used for carrying heavy items on one's shoulders
- 杠杠 gànggang thick lineA thick line drawn when reading or correcting a text to serve as a mark or to cross something out
- 顶杠 dǐnggàng to bickerto argue or bicker; to contradict someone defensively
- 杠夫 gàngfū pallbearerA person hired to carry a coffin or heavy items during a funeral procession
- 杠房 gàngfáng undertaker's shop(old) A shop that provided equipment, labor, or ceremonial musicians for funerals and weddings.
- 吊杠 diàogàng trapezetrapeze used in gymnastics
- 抬杠子 táigàngzi to bicker(dialect) to argue pointlessly; to wrangle for the sake of arguing; same as [[抬杠|抬杠|tai2 gang4]]
- 插杠子 chāgàngzi to meddleTo interfere or meddle in something that does not concern oneself; to butt in.
- 斜杠青年 xiégàngqīngnián slashieyoung person who pursues multiple careers or income streams simultaneously; typically refers to someone with a diverse professional identity
- 暗杠 àngàng concealed konga set of four identical tiles declared in mahjong that are all drawn by the player from the wall and kept face down
- 杠上 gàngshàng to clash withto get into a dispute or conflict with someone; to find oneself at loggerheads with another person
- 杠人 gàngrén pallbearera person who helps carry a coffin during a funeral procession
- 杠刀 gàngdāo to sharpen a knifeto sharpen a knife or a razor on a strop or stone to make it keen
- 杠头 gàngtóu argumentative personAn argumentative person; someone who loves to argue for the sake of arguing or disagree with others.
- 杠掉 gàngdiào to cross outto cross out; to strike out through a line
- 杠杠的 gánggángde excellent(slang, originally northeast dialect) excellent; great; top-notch
- 杠竿 gànggān climbing polea pole used for climbing in sports or physical education
- 杠荡 gàngdàng to shaketo shake; to rock
- 杠龟 gàngguī to fail(Taiwan) to lose a bet; to fail to win a lottery; to meet with complete failure or lose one's investment. From Taiwanese Hokkien [[扛龟|摃龜|gong4 gui1]].
- 横杠 hénggàng horizontal barbar; horizontal bar
- 经济杠杆 jīngjìgànggǎn economic leverMethods used by a state to regulate social and economic activity, such as taxation, credit, wages, or bonuses
- 资金杠杆 zījīngànggǎn leverage(finance) leverage or gearing; the use of borrowed money to increase the potential return on an investment
- 金融杠杆 jīnrónggànggǎn financial leveragethe use of borrowed money to buy assets or increase the potential return on an investment
- 非杠杆化 fēigànggǎnhuà deleveragingthe process of reducing debt by paying off a portion of existing loans