Definition
树干 (shù gàn) means 'tree trunk' — the main woody stem of a tree. It is a compound of 树 (tree) and 干 (trunk/stem), not to be confused with the verb 干 (gàn, 'to do') or the classifier 株 (zhū, 'for trees'). 树木 (shù mù) is a general term for 'trees' as a collective, not a specific part.
noun
tree trunk
Examples
- 树干，。Zhè kē shù gàn hěn cū, yào liǎng gè rén cái néng bào zhù.This tree trunk is very thick; it takes two people to wrap their arms around it.
- 树干。Sōngshǔ zài shù gàn shàng tiào lái tiào qù.The squirrel is jumping back and forth on the tree trunk.
- 树干。Gōngrén bǎ shù gàn jù chéng le jǐ duàn.The workers sawed the tree trunk into several pieces.
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