芝兰
zhī lán
Pinyin

Definition

芝兰
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zhī lán
  1. lit. iris and orchid
  2. fig. exalted sentiments
  3. (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (17)

芝麻
zhī ma
  1. 1 sesame (seed)
张柏芝
Zhāng Bó zhī
  1. 1 Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer
东芝
Dōng zhī
  1. 1 Toshiba, Japanese electronics company
芝加哥
Zhī jiā gē
  1. 1 Chicago, USA
芝士
zhī shì
  1. 1 cheese (loanword)
芝麻官
zhī ma guān
  1. 1 low ranking official
  2. 2 petty bureaucrat
芝麻酱
zhī ma jiàng
  1. 1 sesame paste
灵芝
líng zhī
  1. 1 lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)
林芝
Lín zhī
  1. 1 Nyingchi prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Nying khri, Chinese Linzhi
芝
zhī
  1. 1 Zoysia pungens
芝心
zhī xīn
  1. 1 stuffed crust (pizza)
  2. 2 cheesy crust
芝罘区
Zhī fú qū
  1. 1 Zhifu district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong
芝兰
zhī lán
  1. 1 lit. iris and orchid
  2. 2 fig. exalted sentiments
  3. 3 (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc)
芝兰之室
zhī lán zhī shì
  1. 1 lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company
芝麻包
zhī ma bāo
  1. 1 sesame bun
芝麻油
zhī ma yóu
  1. 1 sesame oil
芝麻饼
zhī ma bǐng
  1. 1 sesame biscuit

Idioms (6)

捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
  1. 1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
芝焚蕙叹
zhī fén huì tàn
  1. 1 lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
芝焚蕙叹
zhī fén huì tàn
  1. 1 lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
芝兰之室
zhī lán zhī shì
  1. 1 lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company
芝兰玉树
zhī lán yù shù
  1. 1 lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects
陈谷子烂芝麻
chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma
  1. 1 lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip

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