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枝 zhī

branch; measure word for long thin objects

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
木
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 木支 ⿰木支

Memory hint: tree

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  1. 树上的枝条被风吹断了。
    Shù shàng de zhītiáo bèi fēng chuī duàn le.
    The branches on the tree were blown off by the wind.
    tree on (particle) branch by wind blow break (particle)
  2. 她手里拿着一枝花。
    Tā shǒu li názhe yì zhī huā.
    She's holding a flower in her hand.
    she hand in holding one (measure) flower
  3. 你能帮我剪掉这根枝条吗？
    Nǐ néng bāng wǒ jiǎndiào zhè gēn zhītiáo ma?
    Can you help me cut off this branch?
    you can help me cut-off this (measure) branch (question)
  4. 这棵树的枝叶不太茂盛。
    Zhè kē shù de zhīyè bú tài màoshèng.
    This tree's branches and leaves aren't very lush.
    this (measure) tree (particle) branch-leaf not too lush
  5. 春天一到，树枝上就长出了嫩绿的新芽。
    Chūntiān yí dào, shùzhī shàng jiù zhǎngchū le nènlǜ de xīnyá.
    As soon as spring arrives, tender green new buds grow on the branches.
    spring once arrive, tree-branch on then grow-out (particle) tender-green (particle) new-bud

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