yāzhī

桠枝

Word · NounTraditional丫枝

branch; twig; forked bough

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

branch; twig; forked bough

Commonly used in spoken language and dialects to refer to smaller or forked branches of trees.

Zhè这
kē棵
shù树
de的
yā丫
zhī枝
shàng上
guà挂
mǎn满
le了
bīng冰
líng凌
 。

The branches of this tree are covered with icicles.

Yuán园
dīng丁
zhèng正
zài在
xiū修
jiǎn剪
guǒ果
shù树
de的
duō多
yú余
yā丫
zhī枝
 。

The gardener is pruning the excess branches of the fruit trees.

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Xiǎo小
niǎo鸟
tíng停
zài在
shù树
yā丫
zhī枝
shàng上
jī叽
jī叽
zhā喳
zhā喳
de地
jiào叫
 。

The little bird stopped on the tree branch chirping noisily.