芝麻
zhī ma
Pinyin

Definition

芝麻
 - 
zhī ma
  1. sesame (seed)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

芝麻
zhī ma
  1. 1 sesame (seed)
麻将
má jiàng
  1. 1 mahjong
  2. 2 CL:副[fù]
麻烦
má fan
  1. 1 inconvenient
  2. 2 troublesome
  3. 3 annoying
  4. 4 to trouble or bother sb
  5. 5 to put sb to trouble
亚麻
yà má
  1. 1 flax
密密麻麻
mì mi má má
  1. 1 numerous and close together
  2. 2 densely packed
  3. 3 thickly dotted
  4. 4 thick
  5. 5 dense
张柏芝
Zhāng Bó zhī
  1. 1 Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer
发麻
fā má
  1. 1 to feel numb
肉麻
ròu má
  1. 1 sickening
  2. 2 corny
  3. 3 sappy
  4. 4 maudlin
  5. 5 fulsome (of praise)
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
麻
má
  1. 1 variant of 麻[má]
  2. 2 hemp
麻利
má li
  1. 1 swift
  2. 2 agile
  3. 3 efficient
  4. 4 quick-witted (colloquial)
麻木
má mù
  1. 1 numb
  2. 2 insensitive
  3. 3 apathetic
麻油
má yóu
  1. 1 sesame oil
麻痹
má bì
  1. 1 paralysis
  2. 2 palsy
  3. 3 numbness
  4. 4 to benumb
  5. 5 (fig.) to lull
  6. 6 negligent
  7. 7 apathetic
麻花
má huā
  1. 1 fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough)
  2. 2 worn out or worn smooth (of clothes)
麻袋
má dài
  1. 1 sack
  2. 2 burlap bag
麻豆
Má dòu
  1. 1 Matou town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
麻辣
má là
  1. 1 hot and numbing

Idioms (12)

心乱如麻
xīn luàn rú má
  1. 1 one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused
  2. 2 disconcerted
  3. 3 upset
快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
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)
杀人如麻
shā rén rú má
  1. 1 lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to kill people like flies
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
闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què
  1. 1 lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act blindly
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
麻雀虽小，五脏俱全
má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán
  1. 1 The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).
  2. 2 small but complete in every detail

Sample Sentences

我们咸的有肉包、菜包，甜的有芝麻、巧克力。
wǒmen xián de yǒu ròubāo 、càibāo ，tiánde yǒu zhīmá 、qiǎokèlì 。
Our savoury ones are meat and vegetable and the sweet ones are sesame and chocolate.
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捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜。
jiǎn le zhíma ，diū le xīguā 。
Pick the sesame and lose the watermelon. (Be unable to see the forest through the trees.)
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不是，不是。羊肉里放了芝麻，我对芝麻过敏。一吃身上就会长红点。
bùshì ，bùshì 。yángròu lǐ fàng le zhīma ，wǒ duì zhīma guòmǐn 。yī chī shēnshàng jiù huì zhǎng hóngdiǎn 。
No, there's sesame on the mutton. I'm allergic to sesame. As soon as I eat it, I get red bumps on my body.
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