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枝

zhī

Pinyin

Definition

枝

zhī

branch
classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

Character Decomposition

枝

木

支

Related Words (20)

枝

zhī

1 branch
2 classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

荔枝

lì zhī

1 litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)

金枝玉叶

jīn zhī yù yè

1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty

折枝

zhé zhī

1 massage
2 snapped-off branch
3 sprig
4 to snap a twig (i.e. sth that requires very little effort)

枝叶

zhī yè

1 branch and leaf

Idioms (9)

一枝独秀

yī zhī dú xiù

1 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
2 fig. to be in a league of one's own
3 outstanding

有枝有叶

yǒu zhī yǒu yè

1 to become bogged down in the details (idiom)

枝节横生

zhī jié héng shēng

1 side issues keep arising (idiom)

横生枝节

héng shēng zhī jié

1 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)

节上生枝

jié shàng shēng zhī

1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising

Sample Sentences

比如枯叶蝶顾名思义，它的颜色和形状就像一片枯叶一样，所以当它停在树枝上时，乍看之下就跟普通的叶子一样。

bǐrú kūyèdié gùmíngsīyì ，tā de yánsè hé xíngzhuàng jiù xiàng yī piàn kūyè yīyàng ，suǒyǐ dāng tā tíng zài shùzhī shàng shí ，zhàkànzhīxià jiù gēn pǔtōng de yèzi yīyàng 。

For example, the Orange Oakleaf, as evident from its name, has wings that are of the colors of a dead leaf. So when it lands on a branch, it looks exactly like a normal leaf at a glance.

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一枝丁香的，

yī zhī dīngxiāng de ，

a branch of lilac,

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可事实上，妈妈比较细心，也善于照顾小婴儿，比较能对孩子的感受感同身受。那爸爸相对来说就粗枝大叶了些，真的很怀疑他们是否可以照顾好孩子。

kě shìshíshàng ，māma bǐjiào xìxīn ，yě shànyú zhàogu xiǎo yīngér ，bǐjiào néng duì háizi de gǎnshòu gǎntóngshēnshòu 。nà bàba xiāngduì láishuō jiù cūzhī dàyè le xiē ，zhēnde hěn huáiyí tāmen shìfǒu kěyǐ zhàogu hǎo háizi 。

But in fact, mothers are more meticulous, and are better at looking after infants, in that they can empathize more with children. Whereas fathers are a little more sloppy. So I really doubt their ability to look after children.

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第八：美国佛罗里达枪击案造成多人死亡，引起枪枝管制问题讨论。

dìbā ：Měiguó Fúluólǐdá qiāngjīàn zàochéng duōrén sǐwáng ，yǐnqǐ qiāngzhī guǎnzhì wèntí tǎolùn 。

8. High school shooting in Florida resulted in many deaths, provoking the discussion of gun control related issues.

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你连乌贼都不知道？花枝！花枝知道了吧？就是很像烤鱿鱼的那种，鱿鱼通常比较大，再来是乌贼，就是所谓的花枝，然后是小管。

nǐ lián wūzéi dōu bù zhīdào ？huāzhī ！huāzhī zhīdao le ba ？jiùshì hěn xiàng kǎo yóuyú de nà zhǒng ，yóuyú tōngcháng bǐjiào dà ，zài lái shì wūzéi ，jiùshì suǒwèi de huāzhī ，ránhòu shì xiǎoguǎn 。

You don't even know what cuttlefish are? Cuttle! You know what cuttle is right? It looks a lot like roast squid, except the squid they use for roast squid is normally bigger, then comes cuttle fish, then comes neritic squid

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还有那个荔枝塞肉，想想就恶心。

háiyǒu nàge lìzhīsāiròu ，xiǎngxiang jiù ěxīn 。

There's also those meat-stuffed lychees. I feel sick just thinking about it.

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你去找两根树枝当作手吧。还有，再找一根胡萝卜，当作鼻子。

nǐ qù zhǎo liǎng gēn shùzhī dàngzuò shǒu ba 。háiyǒu ，zài zhǎo yī gēn húluóbo ，dàngzuò bízi 。

Go look for two sticks to be his arms. Also, go look for a carrot to be his nose.

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长夏开在枝头上

chángxià kāi zài zhītóu shàng

In the long summer she blooms on branches