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树枝

shù zhī · shu zhi

Traditional 樹枝

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. branch
  2. twig
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Writing with a twig

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)捡(jiǎn)了(le)一根(yīgēn)树枝(shùzhī)，可以(kěyǐ)写字(xiězì)。

    I picked up a twig. I can write with it.

  2. Liangliang

    树枝(shùzhī)太(tài)细(xì)了(le)，字(zì)都(dōu)断(duàn)了(le)吧(ba)。

    The twig is too thin. The lines will break.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)写(xiě)大(dà)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Then I will write bigger.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)写(xiě)的(de)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What did you write?

  5. Dengdeng

    是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)名字(míngzi)，被(bèi)小狗(xiǎogǒu)踩(cǎi)乱(luàn)了(le)。

    Your name. A puppy stepped on it and messed it up.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

蓝(lán)色(sè)的(de)鸟(niǎo)栖(qī)息(xī)在(zài)树(shù)枝(zhī)上(shàng)，兴(xìng)致(zhì)昂(áng)扬(yáng)地(de)唱(chàng)着(zhe)歌(gē)。

The blue bird is perched on a branch, singing cheerfully.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Solana · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

快(kuài)看(kàn)快(kuài)看(kàn)！橙(chéng)子(zi)树(shù)的(de)树(shù)枝(zhī)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一(yì)只(zhī)蓝(lán)色(sè)的(de)寄(jì)居(jū)蟹(xiè)！

Look, look! On the branch of the orange tree, there is a blue hermit crab!

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by iiujik · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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