芝麻
zhī ma
Pinyin

Definition

芝麻
 - 
zhī ma
  1. sesame (seed)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

芝麻
zhī ma
  1. 1 sesame (seed)
麻将
má jiàng
  1. 1 mahjong
  2. 2 classifier: 副 fù
麻烦
má fan
  1. 1 inconvenient
  2. 2 troublesome
  3. 3 annoying
  4. 4 to trouble or bother sb
  5. 5 to put sb to trouble
亚麻
yà má
  1. 1 flax
密密麻麻
mì mi má má
  1. 1 numerous and close together
  2. 2 densely packed
  3. 3 thickly dotted
  4. 4 thick
  5. 5 dense

Idioms (12)

心乱如麻
xīn luàn rú má
  1. 1 one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused
  2. 2 disconcerted
  3. 3 upset
快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
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)
杀人如麻
shā rén rú má
  1. 1 lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to kill people like flies

Sample Sentences

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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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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不是，不是。羊肉里放了芝麻，我对芝麻过敏。一吃身上就会长红点。
bùshì ，bùshì 。yángròu lǐ fàng le zhīma ，wǒ duì zhīma guòmǐn 。yī chī shēnshàng jiù huì zhǎng hóngdiǎn 。
No, there's sesame on the mutton. I'm allergic to sesame. As soon as I eat it, I get red bumps on my body.
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