bàng
stick; staff; excellent
这个棒球运动员很厉害。
Zhège bàngqiú yùndòngyuán hěn lìhai.
This baseball player is very good.
我小时候很喜欢吃棒棒糖。
Wǒ xiǎoshíhòu hěn xǐhuan chī bàngbàngtáng.
I loved eating lollipops when I was a child.
这个棒子很粗。
Zhège bàngzi hěn cū.
This stick is very thick.
好 (hǎo)
good
优秀 (yōuxiù)
excellent
差 (chà)
bad
坏 (huài)
bad
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The Chinese character 棒 (bàng) is composed of two parts: 木 (mù) and 方 (fāng). 木 means "wood" and 方 means "square". The character 棒 originally meant "a square piece of wood", and it was later used to refer to a stick or a club. In modern Chinese, 棒 can also be used to refer to something that is excellent or outstanding. For example, 棒极了 (bàng jí le) means "very good".The character 棒 has a long history, and it has been used in Chinese for over 2,000 years. It is one of the most common characters in the Chinese language, and it is used in a wide variety of contexts.
