枝

zhī

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6

Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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鳥用細樹 枝 築巢。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 786116)

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Words Containing 枝

• 蘖枝 niè zhī: branch stem
• 枝城镇 zhī chéng zhèn: Zicheng town in Yidu county 宜都[yí dū], Yichang 宜昌[yí chāng], Hubei
• 枝节 zhī jié: branches and knots
• 攀枝花 pān zhī huā: Panzhihua prefecture-level city in the south of Sichuan
• 枝江 zhī jiāng: Zhijiang, county-level city in Yichang 宜昌[yí chāng], Hubei
• 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
• 水横枝 shuǐ héng zhī: cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides), esp. grown as bonsai
• 远门近枝 yuǎn mén jìn zhī: near and distant relatives
• 攀枝花地区 pān zhī huā dì qū: Panzhihua prefecture in south Sichuan, bordering Yunnan
• 花枝 huā zhī: spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms)
• 枪枝 qiāng zhī: a gun
• 节上生枝 jié shàng shēng zhī: a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
• 番荔枝 fān lì zhī: custard apple
• 树枝状晶 shù zhī zhuàng jīng: dendrite (crystallography)
• 接枝 jiē zhī: (tree) graft
• 荔枝 lì zhī: litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)
• 枝城 zhī chéng: Zicheng town in Yidu county 宜都[yí dū], Yichang 宜昌[yí chāng], Hubei
• 粗枝大叶 cū zhī dà yè: thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
• 棕枝全日 zōng zhī quán rì: Palm Sunday (Christian Festival one week before Easter)
• 有枝有叶 yǒu zhī yǒu yè: to become bogged down in the details (idiom)
• 分枝 fēn zhī: branch
• 六枝特区 lù zhī tè qū: Luzhi special economic area in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水, west Guizhou
• 棕枝主日 zōng zhī zhǔ rì: Palm Sunday (Sunday before Easter)
• 枝子 zhī zi: twig
• 花枝招展 huā zhī zhāo zhǎn: lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom)
• 枝蔓 zhī màn: branches and tendrils
• 攀枝花市 pān zhī huā shì: Panzhihua, prefecture-level city in south Sichuan, bordering Yunnan, famous for steel production and pollution
• 本固枝荣 běn gù zhī róng: when the root is firm, the branches flourish
• 枝节横生 zhī jié héng shēng: side issues keep arising (idiom)
• 枝干 zhī gàn: branch
• 一枝独秀 yī zhī dú xiù: lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
• 枝桠 zhī yā: branch
• 枝叶 zhī yè: branch and leaf
• 树枝 shù zhī: branch
• 节外生枝 jié wài shēng zhī: (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly
• 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
• 枝条 zhī tiáo: branch
• 剪枝 jiǎn zhī: to prune (branches etc)
• 枝繁叶茂 zhī fán yè mào: (of plants) to grow luxuriantly; (fig.) (of a family or business etc) to prosper; to flourish
• 荔枝核 lì zhī hé: seeds of litchi or lychee (in TCM)
• 枝江市 zhī jiāng shì: Zhijiang, county-level city in Yichang 宜昌[yí chāng], Hubei
• 桂枝 guì zhī: cinnamon (Ramulus Cinnamomi)
• 折枝 zhé zhī: massage
• 横生枝节 héng shēng zhī jié: to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
• 细枝末节 xì zhī mò jié: minor details
• 橄榄枝 gǎn lǎn zhī: olive branch