It's only leaves and branches.
枝叶
branch and leaf
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Meaning and common use
branch and leaf
How 枝叶 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 枝叶 appears in 3 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.
Scant, low, scraggy cedars gave place to more numerous, darker, greener, bushier ones, and these to high, full-foliaged, green-berried trees.
No published English translation for this sentence.
Words that keep company with 枝叶.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 枝叶.
Directly before
- 只是枝叶1
- 的枝叶1
Directly after
- 枝叶而已1
- 枝叶多么1
- 枝叶稀疏1
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 枝叶
What does 枝叶 mean in Chinese?
枝叶 (zhīyè) means branch and leaf.
How do you pronounce 枝叶?
枝叶 is pronounced zhīyè.
Is 枝叶 an HSK word?
枝叶 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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