branch; subsidiary; offshoot
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
branch; subsidiary; division; offshoot
neutralUsed for organizations (companies, governments), systems (computer, biology), knowledge (languages, disciplines), or family lineages.
Zhè这
jiā家
yín银
háng行
zài在
Shàng上
hǎi海
shè设
yǒu有
duō多
gè个
fēn分
zhī支
。
This bank has several branches in Shanghai.
Zhè这
gè个
jiā家
zú族
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
hǎi海
wài外
fēn分
zhī支
。
This family has many overseas branches.
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Jì计
suàn算
jī机
kē科
xué学
shì是
xìn信
xī息
kē科
xué学
de的
yī一
gè个
fēn分
zhī支
。
Computer science is a branch of information science.
Tā他
men们
jué决
dìng定
chéng成
lì立
yī一
gè个
dú独
lì立
de的
fēn分
zhī支
jī机
gòu构
。
They decided to establish an independent subsidiary.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xì细
jūn菌
yǒu有
sān三
gè个
zhǔ主
yào要
de的
fēn分
zhī支
。
This type of bacteria has three main branches.