芝
zhī
Pinyin

Definition

芝
 - 
zhī
  1. Zoysia pungens

Character Decomposition

Related Words (17)

芝麻
zhī ma
  1. 1 sesame (seed)
张柏芝
Zhāng Bó zhī
  1. 1 Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer
东芝
Dōng zhī
  1. 1 Toshiba, Japanese electronics company
芝加哥
Zhī jiā gē
  1. 1 Chicago, USA
芝士
zhī shì
  1. 1 cheese (loanword)

Idioms (6)

捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
  1. 1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
芝焚蕙叹
zhī fén huì tàn
  1. 1 lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
芝焚蕙叹
zhī fén huì tàn
  1. 1 lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
芝兰之室
zhī lán zhī shì
  1. 1 lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company
芝兰玉树
zhī lán yù shù
  1. 1 lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects

Sample Sentences

好吧好吧，那我就点这个美式双层芝士汉堡总行了吧？
hǎo ba hǎo ba ，nà wǒ jiù diǎn zhège Měishì shuāngcéng zhīshì hànbǎo zǒng xíng le ba ？
OK, OK! I can’t go wrong ordering this American-style two-layered cheese hamburger, right?
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我们咸的有肉包、菜包，甜的有芝麻、巧克力。
wǒmen xián de yǒu ròubāo 、càibāo ，tiánde yǒu zhīmá 、qiǎokèlì 。
Our savoury ones are meat and vegetable and the sweet ones are sesame and chocolate.
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有三个，一种是海鲜馅的；一种是芝士蘑菇馅的；还有一种是香肠馅的。
yǒu sān gè ，yīzhǒng shì hǎixiān xiànr de ；yīzhǒng shì zhīshì mógu xiànr de ；háiyǒu yīzhǒng shì xiāngcháng xiànr de 。
There are three. One is seafood, the other is cheese and mushroom and the third is sausage.
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哦，是呀，一直盯着电脑是挺累人的。芝谊怎么啦？脸色不太好看，是生理期的关系吗？
ò ，shì ya ，yīzhí dīng zhe diànnǎo shì tǐng lèirén de 。zhīyí zěnme la ？liǎnsè bútài hǎokàn ，shì shēnglǐqī de guānxi ma ？
Oh, I know, staring at computer screens all day is tiring. What's wrong Zhiyi? You look a bit peaky, is it your period?
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张晴，芝谊，喝水呀？
zhāngqíng ，zhīyí ，hēshuǐ ya ？
Zhangqing, Zhiyi, you two getting some water?
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捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜。
jiǎn le zhíma ，diū le xīguā 。
Pick the sesame and lose the watermelon. (Be unable to see the forest through the trees.)
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鲜奶水果蛋糕，巧克力蛋糕，慕斯蛋糕，芝士蛋糕我们都有。
xiānnǎi shuǐguǒ dàngāo ，qiǎokèlì dàngāo ，mùsī dàngāo ，zhīshì dàngāo wǒmen dōu yǒu 。
We've got fruit and cream cake, chocolate cake, mousse cake and cheese cake.
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芝士，起士，奶酪
zhīshì ，qǐshì ，nǎilào
chees
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许仙看到那条巨大的白蛇，立刻就被吓死了。白素贞醒来，发现丈夫死了。她擦干眼泪，飞到天上去采灵芝。人家不让她采，她就偷了一颗。王母娘娘非常生气，要处死白素贞，观音娘娘为她求情，白素贞才拿到灵芝，回家救活了丈夫。
Xǔ Xiān kàndào nà tiáo jùdà de bái shé ，lìkè jiù bèi xià sǐ le 。Bái Sùzhēn xǐnglái ，fāxiàn zhàngfu sǐ le 。tā cā gān yǎnlèi ，fēi dào tiānshàng qù cǎi língzhī 。rénjiā bùràng tā cǎi ，tā jiù tōu le yī kē 。Wángmǔniángniang fēicháng shēngqì ，yào chǔsǐ Bái Sùzhēn ，Guānyīnniángniang wèi tā qiúqíng ，Bái Sùzhēn cái ná dào língzhī ，huíjiā jiùhuó le zhàngfu 。
As soon as Xu Xian saw the giant white snake, he was immediately scared to death. When Bai Suzhen awoke, she discovered that her husband was dead. Wiping away her tears, she flew up to heaven to pick a medicinal fungus. No one gave her permission to take one; she just stole it. The Queen Mother of the West was extremely angry and wanted to kill Bai Suzhen. Guanyin, Goddess of Mercy, asked for leniency so that Bai Suzhen could take the medicinal fungus and return home and save her husband.
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嗯，这个芝士蛋糕也好诱人。
ng ，zhè ge zhīshì dàngāo yě hǎo yòurén 。
Yep. This cheesecake looks really appetizing, too.
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