树干 (shù gàn) — tree trunk
Definition
The trunk — the main wooden stem of a tree, between the roots and the branches. Pairs with measure words 棵 or 株 (which classify whole trees, not trunks); the body part sense in 骨干 is metaphorical.
noun
tree trunk
Measure word · 根
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。Sōng shǔ zài shù gàn shàng tiào lái tiào qù.The squirrel is jumping back and forth on the tree trunk.
- 树干。Gōng rén bǎ shù gàn jù chéng le jǐ duàn.The workers sawed the tree trunk into several pieces.
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