杆状 (gān zhuàng) — rod-shaped; pole-shaped; cylindrical (as a modifier)

Definition

Examples

• 这种细菌是杆状的。
  Zhè zhǒng xì jūn shì gān zhuàng de.
  This type of bacterium is rod-shaped.
• 显微镜下能看到杆状结构。
  Xiǎn wēi jìng xià néng kàn dào gān zhuàng jié gòu.
  Under the microscope, you can see a rod-shaped structure.
• 晶体呈杆状，长度约两毫米。
  Jīng tǐ chéng gān zhuàng, cháng dù yuē liǎng háo mǐ.
  The crystals are rod-shaped, about two millimeters in length.