枝 zhī

branches, limbs; branch off

HSK 6 #1491

DEFINITIONS

枝 zhī
  • branch
  • classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

STROKES

WORDS

树枝 shù zhī branch; twig
橄榄枝 gǎn lǎn zhī olive branch; symbol of peace
枝叶 zhī yè branch and leaf
花枝招展 huā zhī zhāo zhǎn lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom); fig. gorgeously dressed (woman)
枝条 zhī tiáo branch; twig; stem
细枝末节 xì zhī mò jié minor details; trifles
荔枝 lì zhī litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)
枝节 zhī jié branches and knots; fig. side issue; minor peripheral problem
枝子 zhī zi twig; branch
节外生枝 jié wài shēng zhī a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
花枝 huā zhī spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms); squid (on dining menus); (literary) beautiful woman
分枝 fēn zhī branch
粗枝大叶 cū zhī dà yè thick stems and broad leaves (idiom); boorish; rough and ready; sloppy
剪枝 jiǎn zhī to prune (branches etc)
一枝独秀 yī zhī dú xiù lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom); fig. to be in a league of one's own; outstanding
枝桠 zhī yā branch; twig
一枝獨秀 yī zhī dú xiù lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom); fig. to be in a league of one's own; outstanding
六枝特区 lù zhī tè qū Luzhi special economic area in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水, west Guizhou
六枝特區 lù zhī tè qū Luzhi special economic area in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水, west Guizhou
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; wishing for conjugal bliss
在天願做比翼鳥，在地願做連理枝 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; wishing for conjugal bliss
折枝 zhé zhī massage; snapped-off branch; sprig; to snap a twig (i.e. sth that requires very little effort)
接枝 jiē zhī (tree) graft
攀枝花 pān zhī huā Panzhihua prefecture-level city in the south of Sichuan; kapok (tree)
攀枝花地区 pān zhī huā dì qū Panzhihua prefecture in south Sichuan, bordering Yunnan
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