"Shaft" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 chē bǎ handlebar (of a bicycle) / shaft (of a rickshaw)
 zhōu (literary) shaft (of a cart) / cart
 jī zhóu arbor / shaft (in a machine)
 máo bǐng shaft
 chē yuán shaft (pulling a cart)
 bǐng old variant of 秉[bing3] / variant of 柄[bing3] / handle / shaft
 kuàng jǐng a mine / a mine shaft
 kēng dào mine shaft / gallery / tunnel
 piān fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at a low angle, so that the tip of the brush runs along the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 側鋒|侧锋[ce4feng1]) / (fig.) unorthodox or improper way of doing things
 chuán dòng zhóu drive shaft
 bǐ gǎn the shaft of a pen or writing brush / (metonym) pen (as in 耍筆桿|耍笔杆[shua3 bi3gan3] and 搖筆桿|摇笔杆[yao2 bi3gan3])
 kuàng kēng mine / mine shaft
 lì zhóu vertical scroll (painting or calligraphy) / vertical shaft (of a machine)
 shù jǐng vertical shaft (for mining, ventilation systems etc)
 jiàn gǎn arrow shaft
 tàn jǐng (mining) test pit / exploratory shaft / test well
 bǐng handle or shaft (of an axe etc) / (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem / sth that affords an advantage to an opponent / classifier for knives or blades
 bà handle or shaft (of an axe etc) / hoe / to harrow
 zhōu beam / pole / shaft
 àn jǐng blind shaft / winze
 cè fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so that the tip of the brush runs near the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1feng1])
 zhèng fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is kept upright, so that the tip of the brush runs along the center of the stroke (cf. 側鋒|侧锋[ce4feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1feng1])
 pái qì kǒng an air vent / a ventilation shaft
 shuǐ píng zhóu horizontal shaft / horizontal axis (math.)
 zhù shēn column shaft (architecture)
 yì jìng pylon / leg shaft
  rotary shaft seal
 chuí zhí zhóu vertical shaft / (math.) vertical axis
 diàn tī jǐng elevator shaft
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