折枝
zhé zhī
Pinyin

Definition

折枝
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zhé zhī
  1. massage
  2. snapped-off branch
  3. sprig
  4. to snap a twig (i.e. sth that requires very little effort)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

折
shé
  1. 1 to break (e.g. stick or bone)
  2. 2 a loss
折磨
zhé mó
  1. 1 to torment
  2. 2 to torture
折腾
zhē teng
  1. 1 to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
  2. 2 to repeat sth over and over again
  3. 3 to torment sb
  4. 4 to play crazy
  5. 5 to squander (time, money)
挫折
cuò zhé
  1. 1 setback
  2. 2 reverse
  3. 3 check
  4. 4 defeat
  5. 5 frustration
  6. 6 disappointment
  7. 7 to frustrate
  8. 8 to discourage
  9. 9 to set sb back
  10. 10 to blunt
  11. 11 to subdue
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
不折不扣
bù zhé bù kòu
  1. 1 a hundred percent
  2. 2 to the letter
  3. 3 out-and-out
周折
zhōu zhé
  1. 1 twists and turns
  2. 2 vicissitude
  3. 3 complication
  4. 4 difficulty
  5. 5 effort
  6. 6 CL:番[fān]
夭折
yāo zhé
  1. 1 to die young or prematurely
  2. 2 to come to a premature end
  3. 3 to be aborted prematurely
存折
cún zhé
  1. 1 passbook
  2. 2 bankbook
打折
dǎ zhé
  1. 1 to give a discount
折合
zhé hé
  1. 1 to convert into
  2. 2 to amount to
  3. 3 to be equivalent to
折寿
zhé shòu
  1. 1 to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc)
折射
zhé shè
  1. 1 to refract
  2. 2 refraction
  3. 3 to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of)
折扣
zhé kòu
  1. 1 discount
折断
zhé duàn
  1. 1 to snap sth off
  2. 2 to break
折服
zhé fú
  1. 1 to convince
  2. 2 to subdue
  3. 3 to be convinced
  4. 4 to be bowled over
折叠
zhé dié
  1. 1 to fold
  2. 2 collapsible
  3. 3 folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc)
折纸
zhé zhǐ
  1. 1 paper folding
  2. 2 origami
曲折
qū zhé
  1. 1 winding
  2. 2 (fig.) complicated
枝
zhī
  1. 1 branch
  2. 2 classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

Idioms (17)

一折两段
yī zhé liǎng duàn
  1. 1 to split sth into two (idiom)
一枝独秀
yī zhī dú xiù
  1. 1 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be in a league of one's own
  3. 3 outstanding
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
  1. 1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
有枝有叶
yǒu zhī yǒu yè
  1. 1 to become bogged down in the details (idiom)
朱云折槛
Zhū Yún zhē kǎn
  1. 1 Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom); to challenge and admonish boldly
枝节横生
zhī jié héng shēng
  1. 1 side issues keep arising (idiom)
横生枝节
héng shēng zhī jié
  1. 1 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
百折不挠
bǎi zhé bù náo
  1. 1 to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)
  2. 2 to be undaunted by repeated setbacks
  3. 3 to be indomitable
盘旋曲折
pán xuán qū zhé
  1. 1 lit. windy and circuitous
  2. 2 difficult (idiom)
节上生枝
jié shàng shēng zhī
  1. 1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
节外生枝
jié wài shēng zhī
  1. 1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
粗枝大叶
cū zhī dà yè
  1. 1 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
  2. 2 boorish
  3. 3 rough and ready
  4. 4 sloppy
花枝招展
huā zhī zhāo zhǎn
  1. 1 lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. gorgeously dressed (woman)
蠹众木折
dù zhòng mù zhé
  1. 1 Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)
赔了夫人又折兵
péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng
  1. 1 having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)
  2. 2 to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy
迂回曲折
yū huí qū zhé
  1. 1 meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
  2. 2 going around in circles
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty

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