枝 (zi1) — (of tree) branch; twig in Cantonese
ziˉ¹枝Mandarin Pinyin: zhi1
Meaning of 枝
noun(of tree) branch; twig
nounvariant of 支: classifier for long, thin, inflexible objects
nounclassifier for flowers with stems
Example Sentences with 枝
keoiˏ₅佢mˎ₄唔sengˉ¹聲mˎ₄唔sengˉ¹聲loˊ²攞zoˊ²咗ngoˏ₅我ziˉ¹枝batˉ¹筆。
He took my pen without me knowing.
kapˉ¹吸jinˉ¹煙ngaiˎ₄危hoiˍ₆害ginˍ₆健hong1,康, ziˊ²只jiu˗₃要muiˏ₅每jatˍ₆日jatˉ¹一zi1,枝, jiˏ₅已gingˉ¹經zukˉ¹足jiˏ₅以zi˗₃致mingˍ₆命
Smoking is very harmful; as long as you smoke one cigarette a day, it's enough to cause death
荔枝過造後至到龍眼旺季
The peak season for longans to come on sale is after the lychees.
快要達成協議時對方節外生枝
An agreement was about to be reached when the other side raised new issues
cingˊ²請manˍ₆問jiˉ¹伊ziˉ¹枝batˉ¹筆geiˊ²幾cinˊ²錢？
How much is this pen?
Words Containing 枝
楊枝甘露joeng4 zi1 gam1 lou6
a type of drink made of mango sago with pomelo
接枝zip3 zi1
(tree) graft
節外生枝zit3 ngoi6 sang1 zi1
side issues or new problems crop up unexpectedly
荔枝角lai6 zi1 gok3
Lai Chi Kok (MTR station)
分枝fan1 zi1
branch; branching; bifurcation; to branch out; to fork out
酸枝syun1 zi1
narra; padauk
側枝zak1 zi1
offshoot; side shoot
番荔枝faan1 lai6 zi1
sweetsop
荔枝lai6 zi1
lychee (also seen spelled litchi, lichee) -- a popular fruit in China with a rough red skin surrounding a sweet white flesh
本固枝榮bun2 gu3 zi1 wing4
when the root is firm; the branches flourish
枯枝fu1 zi1
deadwood
開枝散葉hoi1 zi1 saan3 jip6
to produce children; the expansion of a business
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