枝节
zhī jié
Pinyin

Definition

枝节
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zhī jié
  1. branches and knots
  2. fig. side issue
  3. minor peripheral problem

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

枝
zhī
  1. 1 branch
  2. 2 classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
荔枝
lì zhī
  1. 1 litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)
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
折枝
zhé zhī
  1. 1 massage
  2. 2 snapped-off branch
  3. 3 sprig
  4. 4 to snap a twig (i.e. sth that requires very little effort)
枝叶
zhī yè
  1. 1 branch and leaf
树枝
shù zhī
  1. 1 branch
  2. 2 twig
花枝
huā zhī
  1. 1 spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms)
  2. 2 squid (on dining menus)
  3. 3 (literary) beautiful woman
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
分枝
fēn zhī
  1. 1 branch
剪枝
jiǎn zhī
  1. 1 to prune (branches etc)
攀枝花
Pān zhī huā
  1. 1 Panzhihua prefecture-level city in the south of Sichuan
枝丫
zhī yā
  1. 1 variant of 枝椏|枝桠[zhī yā]
枝子
zhī zi
  1. 1 twig
  2. 2 branch
枝条
zhī tiáo
  1. 1 branch
  2. 2 twig
  3. 3 stem
枝桠
zhī yā
  1. 1 branch
  2. 2 twig
枝江
Zhī jiāng
  1. 1 Zhijiang county level city in Yichang 宜昌[Yí chāng], Hubei
枝江市
Zhī jiāng shì
  1. 1 Zhijiang county level city in Yichang 宜昌[Yí chāng], Hubei
枝节
zhī jié
  1. 1 branches and knots
  2. 2 fig. side issue
  3. 3 minor peripheral problem
枝蔓
zhī màn
  1. 1 branches and tendrils
  2. 2 fig. overcomplicated or digressive
桂枝
guì zhī
  1. 1 cinnamon (Ramulus Cinnamomi)

Idioms (9)

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
有枝有叶
yǒu zhī yǒu yè
  1. 1 to become bogged down in the details (idiom)
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)
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)
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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