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枝干

zhī gàn

2-character word Traditional 枝幹

What 枝干 means

1. branch
2. limb (of a tree)

The characters in 枝干

• 枝zhībranch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
• 干gāndry; dried food; empty; hollow

Example sentences

• 越过松林，远处有一座小花园。那里青草长得又长又茂盛，铁杉花像洁白的星星一样闪耀，夜莺整夜唱歌。它整夜歌唱，冰冷的月光俯瞰着它，紫杉树张开巨大的枝干，庇护着沉睡的人们。
  Far away beyond the pine-woods, there is a little garden. There the grass grows long and deep, there are the great white stars of the hemlock flower, there the nightingale sings all night long. All night long he sings, and the cold crystal moon looks down, and the yew-tree spreads out its giant arms over the sleepers.