枝

zhī

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枝 — zhī

1. branch (of a tree); twig

   他把一根小枝折了下来。 tā bǎ yīgēn xiǎozhī zhé le xiàlái — He broke off a small twig.

2. classifier for long thin objects (sticks, pens, pencils, rifles, etc.)

   他买了三枝铅笔。 tā mǎi le sānzhī qiānbǐ — He bought three pencils.