树枝 (樹枝)
shù zhī
Pinyin
Definition
树枝 (樹枝)
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- branch
- twig
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 branch
- 2 classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
- 1 litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)
- 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
- 1 massage
- 2 snapped-off branch
- 3 sprig
- 4 to snap a twig (i.e. sth that requires very little effort)
- 1 branch and leaf
Idioms (9)
一枝独秀
- 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
- 1 to become bogged down in the details (idiom)
枝节横生
- 1 side issues keep arising (idiom)
横生枝节
- 1 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
节上生枝
- 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。
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.
你去找两根树枝当作手吧。还有,再找一根胡萝卜,当作鼻子。
Go look for two sticks to be his arms. Also, go look for a carrot to be his nose.
还有灯光,说了几遍了,这个场景是晚上,你不要直接把灯打在朱丽叶脸上,要朦胧一点。那个道具,那么几根树枝怎么挡得住罗密欧啊!他是躲在树丛里的呀!
Then there‘s the lighting! I told you many times; this scene is at night! You don’t want to shine the light directly on Juliet‘s face; it needs to be dimmer. That prop! With just a few branches how will it block Romeo? He’s hiding in a bush!