枝
zhī
Meaning
- classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
- branch
Definition
树木的枝条或细长的分支。
Branch or twig of a tree; a long, thin part of something.
Usage
常作名词，指从树木主干分出的细长部分；也可作量词，用于带枝的花、笔等细长物体。
Often used as a noun referring to the slender part growing from a tree trunk; also used as a measure word for long, thin objects like flowers with stems, pens, etc.
Examples
- 1 树上长出了新枝。 (New branches have grown on the tree.)
- 2 他折了一枝花送给她。 (He broke off a flower branch and gave it to her.)
- 3 这枝笔很好写。 (This pen writes very well.)
- 4 请给我一枝香烟。 (Please give me a cigarette.)
- 5 小鸟站在枝头唱歌。 (A bird is singing on the branch.)
- 6 他捡起一根枯枝。 (He picked up a dead branch.)
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