shùgàn

树干

Word · NounTraditional樹幹

tree trunk

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

tree trunk; bole; main woody stem of a tree

Refers to the central woody structure of a tree that supports branches and leaves, extending from the roots to the crown.

Zhè这
kē棵
shù树
de的
shù树
gàn干
hěn很
cū粗
 ,
sān三
gè个
rén人
dōu都
bào抱
bu不
guò过
lái来
 。

The trunk of this tree is so thick that three people can't wrap their arms around it.

Sōng松
shǔ鼠
líng灵
huó活
de地
yán沿
zhe着
shù树
gàn干
pá爬
le了
shàng上
qù去
 。

The squirrel nimbly climbed up along the tree trunk.

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Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
bǎ把
kǎn砍
fá伐
xià下
lái来
de的
shù树
gàn干
yùn运
wǎng往
zào造
zhǐ纸
chǎng厂
 。

The workers are transporting the felled tree trunks to the paper mill.