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枝

zhī · zhi

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Meaning

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  1. branch
  2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
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Flowers for grandma

  1. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)，这种(zhèzhǒng)花(huā)多少钱(duōshaoqián)一枝(yīzhī)？

    Boss, how much is this flower per stem?

  2. Liangliang

    五块(wǔkuài)一枝(yīzhī)，十二块(shíèrkuài)三枝(sānzhī)。

    Five yuan a stem, twelve yuan for three.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)要(yào)七枝(qīzhī)。奶奶(nǎinai)今年(jīnnián)七十岁(qīshísuì)，一枝(yīzhī)十岁(shísuì)。

    I'll take seven. Grandma is seventy, one stem for every ten years.

  4. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)主意(zhǔyi)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)！我(wǒ)多(duō)送(sòng)您(nín)一枝(yīzhī)，祝(zhù)她(tā)八十岁(bāshísuì)生日快乐(shēngrìkuàilè)。

    What a nice idea! I'll give you one more stem to wish her a happy 80th birthday.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

母(mǔ)亲(qīn)在(zài)我(wǒ)的(de)生(shēng)日(rì)蛋(dàn)糕(gāo)上(shàng)插(chā)上(shàng)了(le)十(shí)三(sān)枝(zhī)蜡(là)烛(zhú)。

My mother put thirteen candles on my birthday cake.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yì)小(xiǎo)枝(zhī)铃(líng)兰(lán)。

I bought a sprig of lily of the valley.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by araneo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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