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树干

shù gàn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 樹幹

树干 (shù gàn) means "tree trunk". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 树干 means

1. tree trunk

The characters in 树干

• 树shùtree; to cultivate; to set up
• 干gāndry; dried food; empty; hollow

Example sentences

• 我爱树干。
  I love the trunk.
• 汤姆坐在了树干上。
  Tāngmǔ zuò zài le shùgàn shàng.
  Tom sat on a tree trunk.
• 啄木鸟正在使劲地啄树干。
  Zhuómùniǎo zhèngzài shǐjìn de zhuó shùgàn.
  The woodpecker is pecking the tree trunk vigorously.
• 苹果掉落的地方不会离树干很远。
  Píngguǒ diàoluò de dìfang bù huì lí shùgàn hěn yuǎn.
  The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
• 为了不被洪水冲走，有的人紧紧地抱着树干长达数个钟头。
  Wèile bù bèi hóngshuǐ chōngzǒu, yǒude rén jǐnjǐn de bào zhe shùgàn chángdá shù gè zhōngtóu.
  Some people clung to tree branches for several hours to avoid being washed away by the floodwaters.

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