Chinese word

树枝

Pronunciation

Pinyinshù zhī

Meaning

  • nounbranch

Example

小狗把树枝叼回来了。xiáo gǒu bǎ shù zhī diāo huí lái le

The puppy brought the branch back.

Illustration for 树枝 (branch)

More examples

小鸟在树枝上休息。xiáo niǎo zài shù zhī shàng xiū xī

The little bird is resting on the branch.

Core concept

A slender woody offshoot of a tree, supporting leaves, flowers, fruit, or new growth.

Common phrases

  • 折断树枝zhé duàn shù zhī

    break a branch

  • 砍掉树枝kǎn diào shù zhī

    chop off a branch

  • 挂在树枝上guà zài shù zhī shàng

    hang from a branch

Similar words

枝zhī: Any long, slender part that grows outward from a plant.
小枝xiǎo zhī: A thin, short offshoot from a larger branch.

Definition in Chinese

从树干或较大枝干上伸出的细长木质分支，用于承载叶片、花果或新芽，也常指单独的小枝条。cóng shù gàn huò jiào dà zhī gàn shàng shēn chū de xì cháng mù zhì fēn zhī yòng yú chéng zài yè piàn huā guǒ huò xīn yá yě cháng zhǐ dān dú de xiǎo zhī tiáo

Word origin

树枝 (shùzhī, "branch") combines 树 (shù, "tree") + 枝 (zhī, "branch or offshoot"), making its tree-based meaning transparent.

Usage tips

  • The classifier 根 (gēn, "classifier for long, slender objects") fits this noun because a branch is viewed as a long, narrow object in everyday Chinese counting.

Other meanings

  • twignoun

Related words

  • 树枝儿shù zhīrtwignoun
  • 树枝状shù zhī zhuàngbranch-shapedadjective

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