zhī

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Definitions

  1. 1. branch
  2. 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

Example Sentences

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鳥用細樹 築巢。
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Words Containing 枝

树枝
shù zhī

branch

一枝独秀
yī zhī dú xiù

lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)

六枝特区
lù zhī tè qū

Luzhi special economic area in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水, west Guizhou

分枝
fēn zhī

branch

剪枝
jiǎn zhī

to prune (branches etc)

在天愿做比翼鸟,在地愿做连理枝
zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐ yì niǎo , zài dì yuàn zuò lián lǐ zhī

In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined

折枝
zhé zhī

massage

接枝
jiē zhī

(tree) graft

攀枝花
pān zhī huā

Panzhihua prefecture-level city in the south of Sichuan

攀枝花地区
pān zhī huā dì qū

Panzhihua prefecture in south Sichuan, bordering Yunnan

攀枝花市
pān zhī huā shì

Panzhihua, prefecture-level city in south Sichuan, bordering Yunnan, famous for steel production and pollution

有枝有叶
yǒu zhī yǒu yè

to become bogged down in the details (idiom)

本固枝荣
běn gù zhī róng

when the root is firm, the branches flourish

枝城
zhī chéng

Zicheng town in Yidu county 宜都[yí dū], Yichang 宜昌[yí chāng], Hubei

枝城镇
zhī chéng zhèn

Zicheng town in Yidu county 宜都[yí dū], Yichang 宜昌[yí chāng], Hubei

枝子
zhī zi

twig

枝干
zhī gàn

branch

枝条
zhī tiáo

branch

枝桠
zhī yā

branch

枝江
zhī jiāng

Zhijiang, county-level city in Yichang 宜昌[yí chāng], Hubei

枝江市
zhī jiāng shì

Zhijiang, county-level city in Yichang 宜昌[yí chāng], Hubei

枝节
zhī jié

branches and knots

枝节横生
zhī jié héng shēng

side issues keep arising (idiom)

枝繁叶茂
zhī fán yè mào

(of plants) to grow luxuriantly; (fig.) (of a family or business etc) to prosper; to flourish

枝叶
zhī yè

branch and leaf

枝蔓
zhī màn

branches and tendrils

桂枝
guì zhī

cinnamon (Ramulus Cinnamomi)

棕枝主日
zōng zhī zhǔ rì

Palm Sunday (Sunday before Easter)

棕枝全日
zōng zhī quán rì

Palm Sunday (Christian Festival one week before Easter)

枪枝
qiāng zhī

a gun

树枝状晶
shù zhī zhuàng jīng

dendrite (crystallography)

橄榄枝
gǎn lǎn zhī

olive branch

横生枝节
héng shēng zhī jié

to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)

蘖枝
niè zhī

branch stem

水横枝
shuǐ héng zhī

cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides), esp. grown as bonsai

番荔枝
fān lì zhī

custard apple

祝枝山
zhù zhī shān

Zhu Zhishan (1460-1526), Ming calligrapher and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子

节上生枝
jié shàng shēng zhī

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

节外生枝
jié wài shēng zhī

(idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly

粗枝大叶
cū zhī dà yè

thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)

细枝末节
xì zhī mò jié

minor details

花枝
huā zhī

spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms)

花枝招展
huā zhī zhāo zhǎn

lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom)

荔枝
lì zhī

litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)

荔枝核
lì zhī hé

seeds of litchi or lychee (in TCM)

远门近枝
yuǎn mén jìn zhī

near and distant relatives