葛

gé · ge/Gě · ge

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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gé 葛

  1. kudzu (Pueraria lobata)
  2. hemp cloth

Gě 葛

  1. surname Ge

In a sentence

2 examples
01

山(shān)坡(pō)上(shàng)长(zhǎng)满(mǎn)了(le)葛(gé),藤(téng)蔓(wàn)爬(pá)得(de)到(dào)处(chù)都(dōu)是(shì)。

The hillside is covered with kudzu, its vines creeping everywhere.

02

夏(xià)天(tiān)他(tā)常(cháng)穿(chuān)一(yí)件(jiàn)轻(qīng)薄(bó)的(de)葛(gé)布(bù)衬(chèn)衫(shān)。

In summer he often wears a light hemp-cloth shirt.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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